Word: disasterous
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
It is a sad testament to the nature of power in Indonesia that the country must again be brought to the brink of disaster before leadership can be transferred. There is little argument that Suharto's rule is coming to an end. Said Amien Rais, a key opposition figure who...
The fact that when push came to shove this spring, Gates suddenly started tossing out concessions like bonbons, however, tends to suggest that deep down he's known all along things aren't quite that simple. The past few weeks have been tough on Microsoft. Everyone from the DOJ to...
But the push to net-connect every school is an educational disaster in the making. Our schools are in crisis. Statistics prove what I see every day as a parent and a college educator. My wife and I have a constant struggle to get our young boys to master the...
If an asteroid disaster movie ever gets made again after this summer's glut, here's a good opening scene: Panicked scientist testifies before congressional committee. A mountain-sized space rock, he warns, "could hit tomorrow and we wouldn't even know it was coming." Pan across committee members wearing...
Narayan rose up through the Red Cross duringhis high school years, first teaching a paramedicclass and later serving as a disaster volunteer.