Word: displays
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Five days before the Bundestag ballot, West German voters seemed to display their unease about the impending new coalition in elections for the local parliament of the central industrial state of Hesse. Widely expected to win a clear majority in that election, the Christian Democrats polled 45.6% of the vote. The Free Democrats were wiped out of the assembly, gaining only 3.1% of the vote, far less than the 5% necessary to retain representation. Campaigning vigorously under the slogan "Betrayal in Bonn," Schmidt's Social Democrats gained 42.8%, an increase of more than 10 percentage points over their predicted...
...selection of Amin Gemayel-a Maronite Christian, as was his assassinated brother-was the result of a rare display of unity between the country's Christians and Muslims. A lawyer who worked diligently as a member of Parliament for the past ten years to maintain ties with the country's various Muslim and Christian factions, Amin Gemayel has little of the charisma that made his tough-minded brother a popular hero among Lebanon's Christians. Still, Amin is no less dedicated than Bashir was to the main goals of the Phalangist Party: preserving the country...
...just don't like nasty stuff," Ullrich said. "And I don't like when you have a captive audience which can't respond [to Harvard's actions]." All cadets are expected to stand up right for the entire game and are not permitted to display the liberal form of collegiate rivalry in which the Harvard band frequently indulges...
Despite the differences in their attitudes toward Harvard, despite the disparities among their chosen fields of study, despite dissimilarities in their personalities which are manifest even in interviews, the returned Mormon missionaries display one vital characteristic in common: their faith. John Beck summarized the situation neatly when he stated, "The most important thing, if you're going to do a mission, is to believe in it." And they...
Senior Margaret Cheng's 10 point setting complemented by freshman six-footer Anna Collins's frequent display of spiking power baffled both the Elis and the Fagles for the entire day. When Collins rotated into the back line, junior Ellen Schreiber took over as strong hitter and laid down some well played shots...