Word: erupted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ancient Egyptian god of wind. An hour passes. Then a strong gust straightens the lines that attach the obelisk to two nylon kites, shaped like the ones used in parasailing. Soon the kites flip the obelisk and drag it across a grassy field. Clemmons and her 12 assistants erupt in cheers...
...shorts, which Rajaram abhors. Then Meera steps in as interpreter. "I tell them, 'Your grandparents' definition of pretty is someone in a sari and not someone in short shorts. You've got to remember where your grandparents come from.'" So far, the disputes have been trivial. But trouble could erupt if the girls decide, say, to marry outside their ethnic group. Rajaram is already steeling himself for the battle--and his likely defeat. "I'll try to talk them out of it first. And if they still go ahead, then I'll say, 'It's O.K. I don't approve...
...Hong Kong with scare stories, as well as filling the skies over the Taiwan Strait with warplanes, in part to send a message to Taiwan's voters who will choose Lee's successor next year. The experts don't discount the risk that this psychological warfare could by accident erupt into the real thing, but figure Beijing has too much at stake right now, including an upcoming Clinton-Jiang meeting and a long-sought deal to get into the World Trade Organization. Moreover, an international outcry over use of force would spoil the People's Republic of China...
...death blow to Turkey?s ambitions to enter the European Union, and it was easy to see why Bonn was nervous: Turkish-owned businesses were firebombed across Germany overnight Wednesday, as the country, which plays host to 1.5 million Turks and almost half a million Kurds, threatened to erupt in violence. Ocalan?s networks of supporters stretch all across Europe, and the U.S. stepped up security at a number of its embassies and closed two consulates in Turkey Wednesday fearing retaliation from Kurdish militants who accuse Washington of helping Turkey capture their leader...
...late, however, to prevent the inevitable avoid all-out war which will erupt along the Science Center-Paine border if Cabot is ever frequented by students who breathe too loudly and who leave before midnight. HLS should consider capping the number of undergraduates in the library at any one time--for example, allow in only 150 students with college IDs. Langdell is big enough for everyone to coexist peacefully--let's stop the militancy before it gets out of hand...