Word: discordance
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...Winners KOFI ANNAN U.N. Secretary-General gets reelected to second term with almost no discord. His simple platform: Lap-Dancing Fridays ANITA HILL David Brock apologizes for sleazing her in articles and a 1993 book. Anita celebrates by beating him senseless?then apologizing SHEIK HASINA Bangladeshi Prime Minister finishes full term in office, the first ever in country's history. Holds last-minute coup "for old times' sake...
Kissinger heightens anticipation by citing an increase in discord among our allies, but in the end only calls for more sensitive policies and rhetoric on both sides of the Atlantic. The threat is that parties will be forced to act against their own long-term interest in dissolving the Atlantic alliance, and the medicine is the slow and well-considered expansion of NATO (gauged by geopolitical necessities), a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area, and continued engagement with the European Union...
...strenuously objected to any references to gays or prostitutes in the conference's declarations, and AIDS activists expressed concern that the focus of Annan's fund would be on prevention of the spread of the disease and neglect the issue of treatment for those already afflicted with HIV. Such discord did little to dampen Annan's optimism over the progress made at the event: "In the last two days some painful differences have been brought into the open," he said at its conclusion. "But that is the best place for them. Like AIDS itself, these differences need to be confronted...
...Presumably the Palestinians will welcome signs of discord between Bush and Sharon, because they've been alarmed at Sharon's claims that Washington supports his interpretation of the requirements for renewed negotiations...
...significant portion of the departments staff was unable to quell tensions between Phelan and the department’s staff or to solve the administrative problems. Phelan’s prolongued absences from campus and her negative attitude towards the administration and some of her colleagues surely intensified the discord both within the department and with the Faculty. Phelan’s actions were disrespectful and unbecoming of the chair, and they compromised the ability of the VES department to implement her vision...