Word: europeanize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Witzel brought old European school attitudes," the student said. "The chair as tyrant. He could never adjust to the wider, more democratic, American approach...
...take some form of regular exercise, if only calisthenics. As a group of us waited outside the I.A.B. to sign up for one of the courses that would satisfy this requirement, one member of the group--a young man of obvious refinement and sophistication-- delivered, in a charming middle-European accent, an extended jeremiad on the barbarous nature of a requirement so blatantly out of keeping with academic values and with civilized behavior in general...
That scared the U.S. into action. John Kornblum, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs, was dispatched to the region last week to lean on Milosevic, but the Serb President has his own interests to protect. Karadzic is still popular with Bosnian Serbs, and Milosevic, who is not, would only lose ground by removing him. He may have good reason not to hand Karadzic or Mladic over to the Hague, since they are among the few potential witnesses who could confirm his own complicity in war crimes. Yet Milosevic badly needs Western economic aid and diplomatic approval...
Thanks to innovative choreography (including a tucked double-front somersault with a half twist), 17-year-old Ukrainian Lilia Podkopayeva tumbled her way to victory in the overall event at the European women's gymnastic championships in Birmingham, England. The next day she captured two more golds in the apparatus finals. Still, the current world champion feels her performance has room for improvement: "I'll try to avoid all my mistakes when I'm in Atlanta...
...efforts to build a stable, undivided Europe. NATO's Partnership for Peace, which Russia has joined, has begun to unite the continent. NATO's steady, gradual enlargement will continue. We will also encourage a strong partnership between Russia and NATO, building on our cooperation in Bosnia. The door to European integration is open to Russia; it must choose not to isolate itself...