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Word: delay (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...army commander. Under a U.S.-U.N.-brokered deal struck between Aristide and Cedras last July, the general and the colonel were to resign two weeks ago, allowing Aristide to return to the island and his office this week. Instead Cedras has broken agreements and employed every kind of delay while subordinates terrorize the population. Those who can have fled the capital, hoping the countryside is safer. Like the attaches, the men at the top are determined not to lose the power they have amassed since the coup. They make big money from control of the ports and taxation, and some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Haiti Worth It? | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

Indeed, most objections to PR are made on the grounds that the lengthy tabulation of the vote tends to delay election results. Scheir says results from Cambridge elections will not be "official" until the end of the day on Friday, while School Committee results may not be available until the end of the next week...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Proportional Representation Unique in City | 10/30/1993 | See Source »

...undergraduate members felt theone-year delay was necessary...

Author: By Jessica C. Schell, | Title: Fly Grads Clear Co-Ed Policy | 10/29/1993 | See Source »

...procedural aspect could be a front simplyto delay the process and possibly lobby theundergraduates to make a different decision nextyear," he said...

Author: By Jessica C. Schell, | Title: Fly Grads Clear Co-Ed Policy | 10/29/1993 | See Source »

...bang on every door/And say 'Wake up, you're sleeping through heaven'" has three contrasting riffs buried in it. Your average power-pop singer would give it one at most. Far from being lush or orchestral, Game Theory's sound is always crisp (there's barely any reverb or delay on this entire CD, and when there is, it's a special effect). No matter how thin you slice the songs--down to a single bass riff, or a single chord progression--almost every unit you come up with is not only something new, but something hummable. More of life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Steve L. Burt One Chord Wonders | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

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