Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brown became a test case. Under pressure to deal with derelicts who freeze in the shadows of Manhattan's luxury skyscrapers, Koch met Brown last spring on a tour with other city officials. When he was told that she could not legally be committed unless she was in imminent danger, the mayor replied, "You're loony yourself." He went on to make Brown a cause celebre in speeches and interviews...
...most populous and powerful state so that Cairo's 450,000-man army could be held up as a counterbalance to the Iranian threat. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, dressed in military garb and packing a revolver, called for a "rallying of Arab ranks in the face of the common danger...
PUBLIC SERVANTS should only be questioned about issues relating to their public careers. There must be a strict separation between the home and the state, not only for private individuals, but for public figures as well. As long as they don't create a clear and present danger to his job performance, a public figure's personal tastes and habits are entirely irrelevant and should not mire the political system and the political process...
...fact, Crone had pleaded to be allowed to give his testimony in private session. "I may be subject to some harassment from Mr. Hull in Costa Rica for the information I have given you," he explained. When asked outside the hearing room if he believed his life was in danger, Crone replied cryptically, "There have been those who have been killed or disappeared...
...discover that his promise to restore political freedoms will be difficult to keep. His main challenge will be Islamic fundamentalism, the chief opposition movement in the country. Ben Ali displayed sound judgment when he reportedly intervened to prevent mass executions of the militants convicted in September. "He recognizes the danger of going too far," said one Western diplomat. An acknowledgment of limits will be an asset if Ben Ali is to succeed as the second President of the troubled North African nation...