Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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MINA, Saudi Arabia: At least 180 Muslim pilgrims died when a tent city outside Mecca burst into flame. Witnesses said the fire started shortly before noon, possibly caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder used for cooking. High winds coupled with 104-degree heat caused the blaze to spread...
The Clinton Administration is issuing a stream of thou-shalt-not orders to HMOs that sign up Medicare patients. The latest prohibits quick in-and-out mastectomies. Others forbid HMOs to limit what doctors can tell Medicare patients and restrict their ability to pay bonuses to doctors as a reward...
Institutionally, we have a serious problem with all sorts of ramifications--including programmatic. By the last years of my stewardship it had become clear that PBHA Inc. was experiencing the problems of its own successes, of its own growth, and that its internal governance and operational systems needed to evolve...
There is a fundamental explanation for why the cost of higher education is rising at a faster rate than the Consumer Price Index, and it is not irresponsible "gouging." Knowledge is growing at a rate considerably faster than the CPI--at 4% to 8% a year, according to one study...
Fortunately, for most individuals, the year 2000 problem will not have a direct affect on their computers. You will not have to rush to make your system year 2000-compliant. Despite their various faults, most PCs and Macs are very capable of counting above 1999. However, with the expansion of...