Word: dependence
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last couple of years," says Donnelly "There's been a tight circle of 'court jesters' around the President, all competing for access to him, and willing to say anything to make the boss happy. There was nothing to counterbalance them, no career civil servants whose jobs don't depend on presidential good will." Still, Yeltsin's endstage campaigning may come too late to overcome a backlash of resentment against him by a population that for has the most part seen little improvement in their lives since the collapse of the communist state...
SHEILA BURKE Future employment for Dole's powerful chief of staff may depend on November...
Economist Glenn C. Loury has argued that black Americans' chances of persuading the white majority to back aid to urban education, compassionate welfare reform and affirmative action depend on gaining their respect. And, as a high-ranking black official told me last week, "there is not a single member of the District government who commands respect in Congress. As long as Marion is the mayor, that is going to be the case...
...consider the chances of renewed war to be low. However, as between the second and third possibilities--a unified Bosnia or partition--the outcome hangs in the balance, and will depend heavily on the actions of the outside powers...
...Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, and the National Front are united for now by their desire to keep the BJP from power, claiming that the BJP's pro-Hindu message will alienate the country's Muslims, who make up 12 percent of the nation. Front leaders are hedging, unwilling to depend on Congress to keep their government steady. "The President is considering which coalition to pick, says TIME's Dick Thompson. "The BJP won the most seats, and many say it should have the opportunity to form a government, even if they fail. But Congress and the National Front say that...