Word: ebb
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...String Cheese Incident's last number, which dragged on for over twenty minutes, everybody's buzz was wearing off. However, when Bela Fleck and the Flecktones finally took the stage, spirits rose anew. The crowd was up on its feet, stomping and clapping with an enthusiasm that didn't ebb until the end of the show. Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten and Roy "Future Man" Wooten have been playing together since 1988, and are pioneers of their art form. They were joined by Jeff Coffin, a phenomenal horn player whose saxophone mastery was right at home on stage with the other...
...There is always the natural ebb and flow of people interested in pursuing careers in medicine, and since we had been on such a high for several years, it was probably only a matter of time until there would be some kind of dip," he said...
When it comes to the ebb and flow of federal spending, some Americans--and indeed whole states--are taking a bath. Residents of wealthy states in the Northeast and Midwest (such as Connecticut, New Jersey and Illinois) shell out far more in taxes than they receive in benefits, while poorer ones (such as New Mexico and North Dakota) get more than their share in return, according to a new report from the Taubman Center for State and Local Government...
...immediate danger is that a major Hamas attack will goad Netanyahu to back out of conceding land for peace. Palestinian support for the peace process is also at a low ebb. "The mood has changed," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "The optimism has given way to indifference and anxiety. Don't expect Palestinians to celebrate this agreement, because they doubt whether Netanyahu plans to implement any deal. For the Palestinians, Oslo was the compromise, and now this is the compromise of the compromise...
...Sanctions tend to work for a limited period, after which they inevitably begin to collapse," says Dowell. "Washington's long-term sanctions against various countries have been very unpopular around the world, and their value has often been questionable." But with U.S. standing in the region at a low ebb following the Iraq crisis and the collapse of the Mideast peace process, there may not be much Washington can do to keep gentleman callers off Muammar's porch...