Word: counterfuls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have always been the rulers, and truth the rude beggar at the gate. Americans have long recognized that fact -- and dismissed it. "Oh, I know it probably doesn't do everything they say it does," admits Evelyn, a San Diego secretary, while purchasing some skin cream at a Nordstrom counter. "But it makes my skin look and feel better, so I'll keep buying...
...researchers are a long way from putting the Fountain of Youth in a jar, and there is no rigorous scientific evidence to support the sweeping claims made by the manufacturers of scores of cosmetics sold over the counter. They contain some of the same ingredients as prescription drugs, but in much lower concentrations...
...Amazon Basin (COICA), an umbrella group in Lima, Peru. On Oct. 7, in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, about 1,000 members of COICA and other groups, representing 24 countries in the Western Hemisphere, will gather at a "Continental Encounter" meeting. One of the purposes is to determine strategies to counter the 1992 Columbus celebrations, including the establishment of an "alternative Seville" at a yet to be chosen site in Mexico. Nugkuag thinks such an antimainstream World's Fair can be an occasion for reflection rather than celebration: "We want to recover our history to affirm our identity, to achieve true independence from...
...Republican Club makes noise, the Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Students Organization (BGLSA) will counter it, according to Co-Chair Sandra Cavazos...
Though the opposition ranks keep growing, it is impossible to gauge with any certainty the extent of the discontent. Some polls claim Gamsakhurdia's popularity has dwindled to just 20%. His followers counter that support for the president still runs as high as 80%. That sounds wildly optimistic, but there is no denying that the beleaguered president has his ardent advocates. The throngs that gather daily outside Gamsakhurdia's parliamentary refuge, packed mostly with women, drape banners that read DEAR ZVIAD. WE ARE WITH...