Word: diversionism
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Three separate investigations were launched to explain the discrepancies, but according to the inspector general's report, none of the probes seriously pursued the possibility of illegal diversion. Experts say that although the material was packed in sealed containers, it was sent by commercial carrier and did not receive the...
It seemed a small thing, hardly ground for arrest. For two weeks a tiny group of Bulgarian environmentalists called Ecoglasnost manned a table in a Sofia park to gather signatures on a petition calling for public debate on two controversial river-diversion schemes. They had collected nearly 7,000 names...
Government critics can't complain this time. That's something no one could have told Clancy, and it makes the book a worthwhile diversion for anyone with a few hours to spare.
While passengers studied emergency landing cards, flight attendants demonstrated the emergency "brace" position: heads down, hands grasping ankles. Some passengers sought diversion from the gathering tension. Steve Willuweit, 46, seated in Row 16, went back to reading an Arthur C. Clarke science-fiction novel: "I didn't want to think...
The Kirov does not take a diversion like Le Corsaire very seriously. In the case of a masterpiece like Sleeping Beauty, Vinogradov sticks to tradition. The sets and costumes are pastel and pretty. What stands out beyond the spectacle or even the dancing is the warmth of the manners the...