Word: disrupter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about other inhabited worlds was one reason philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in 1600. Belief that mankind has a special relationship with God is central to the monotheistic religions. The existence of alien beings, especially if they were further advanced than humans intellectually and spiritually, would disrupt this cozy view...
Russia recaptured Chechnya's second largest city, Gudermes, from secessionist rebels who had moved into the city to disrupt elections for a local president and for the Russian parliament. Moscow's 10-day assault on Gudermes left nearly 600 people dead, half of them civilians, according to the Russian military commander, and destroyed a third of the city's buildings...
Lewis and Skocpol claim that the "modest changes being made now should not disrupt any existing public service activity or program," which implies that Professor Coles, Master Kiely, Councillor Duehay, the Mayor of Cambridge Kenneth Reeves '72 and 1,500 to 2,000 undergraduates, were all simply deluded in the outrage they expressed at last Thursday's rally. When an objective viewer begins to consider the experience, knowledge and personal investment of those who are most upset, delusions seem unlikely. Given Lewis and Skocpol's relative inexperience regarding Harvard public service, their evaluation is much harder to believe...
NEIL MCCAULEY (ROBERT DE Niro) is an orderly and calculating man. Like many entrepreneurs managing small, risky businesses, he has put the rest of his life on hold lest emotional distractions disrupt more profitable pursuits. Though that business consists of planning and executing complex, high-stakes robberies, the man is actually as risk averse as an actuary, and about as romantic...
...misleading statements" and "in the spirit of reconciliation and for the sake of clarification," the letter outlined Harvard's commitments. Among them were continued support for the autonomy of public service organizations such as the House and Neighborhood Development (HAND) program. The "modest changes being made now should not disrupt any existing public service activity or program," the letter stated...