Word: disquieting
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Escalating the conflict, however, raises the political risk. Intensified bombing would inevitably bring greater civilian casualties, and with a United Nations report released Thursday showing that the death rate among Iraqi children under age 5 has doubled in the era of U.N. sanctions, will only add to the disquiet of Washington?s Arab and European allies over U.S. Iraq policy (even if, as Washington insists, much of that suffering is caused by Saddam?s failure to distribute humanitarian supplies allowed through under the embargo). In addition, as a senior administration official told the Times, unless the U.S. and its allies...
Despite the initially complicated plot, the undeniable force of Barker's style draws us in anyway. All throughout the novel, she excels in conveying an underlying rumble of disquiet, a feeling that something is imperceptibly off-kilter. Like Ronny' missing big toes, there is a sense that something profoundly important lies just out of four sight. The cadence of the sentences resound at the level of a missed heartbeat: "He turned and cut into the sandwich. The yolk was cold, and the blade was much sharper than he'd anticipated." The resonances eventually swell to an emotionally intense climax...
Tehran is taking its political jeopardy seriously. Most Iranians are Shi'ite, and they watched with growing disquiet as the puritanical Sunnis of the Taliban swept across Afghanistan like a fierce windstorm. The Taliban's faithful regard all Shi'ites as heretics who face possible persecution for their minority beliefs. Tehran officials charge that the Taliban gives Islam a bad name, but they mainly resent its challenge to Iran's claim to Muslim supremacy. "Iran is looked on as the godfather of Shi'ites everywhere," says Olivier Roy, a French expert on the region. "If the Iranians do nothing, they...
...wayward spouse, but there's little doubt in the White House that public absolution from her would be the ultimate weapon: Hillary has forgiven him, the spin would go -- once again -- so why can't Congress? Now would be a good time to strike, with polls showing growing public disquiet over the House's handling of possible impeachment hearings. Expect more attacks from the First Lady soon; she's not one to be passive with her tenure at stake. If her husband were impeached, of course, Hillary would regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon...
...sour grapes -- British Airways had flown Louise in first class, with a Massachusetts state trooper beside her to keep reporters like the Mirror's at bay. Yet for a paper that once declared the au pair "free at last!" it was a stunning turnaround -- and a sign of growing disquiet over baby Matthew Eappen's death...