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Word: disturbances (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...editorial cartoon of March 1st greatly offended me. The cartoon itself, which depicted President Clinton delivering a public statement about the recent tragedy in Israel, did not disturb me; what offended me was the note in the corner from the artists. It expressed hope for peace and a separate Palestinian state...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Political Cartoon Was Offensive | 3/5/1994 | See Source »

Many argue that randomizing the lottery will destroy the "character" of the Houses, and thus disturb their sense of a close-knit community...

Author: By David J. Andorsky, | Title: Leave It All to Chance | 3/2/1994 | See Source »

...course, the attribute is a neutral one. Neutral, not because race is not a fact; neutral, because race is not a value. Many people who do not share Farrakhan's bizarre beliefs share this belief that race is a value, which is why he has the power to disturb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Yes for an Answer | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

...ensure that the message is received, even if the messenger is explained away. "It is not that skeptics do not experience the mysterious and divine," she explains, "but rather that the mysteries are presented to them in such a flat and factual, everyday, reasonable way so as not to disturb." The rule, she says, is that people receive only as much information as they can bear, in the form they can stand to hear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angels Among Us | 12/27/1993 | See Source »

Much of the music (Bruce Odland) brings this play ominously into the present: during the set changes, a deep bass beat reminiscent of rap and house rhythms pumps through the theatre, bringing to mind those pounding cars which thump through the city streets and disturb the peace of those who prefer their quiet space...

Author: By William TATE Dougherty, | Title: ART Americanizes Henry IV, With Variable Success | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

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