Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...former army chief, imagines his legacy as that of a warrior turned statesman who completed the circle of peace around Israel. The incoming PM promises to proceed toward a final agreement with the Palestinians, but aides say the Syrians are his first priority. With the Palestinians, Barak can expect drawn-out negotiations involving issues like the status of Jerusalem and the future of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories. By contrast, a Syrian deal could come quickly--possibly within a year. "With the Syrians, it's cleaner," says an aide close to Barak. "The deal can be his, not something...
...ground. It has the same kind of weird beauty as the basement of Antoni Gaudi's Palau Guell. Here and there the lights pick up sparkles of quartz and waste opal crumbs embedded in the stone. You could imagine it as a set for a Wagner opera; you half expect to see Alberich and his dwarfs...
...normal year we'd expect 50 people...Typically you'll build it in that 50 to 100 people come off the waiting list," said Fitzsimmons, who held the final meeting of the admissions committee this year two days...
...miss the opportunity to get out on thewater yourself. Ferries ply the water betweenBoston and numerous small islands in MassachusettsBay. Several groups run whale-watch cruises fromRockport and Gloucester on Cape Ann, and otherleave from Cape Cod. Expect to spend about $25 forthe trip...
...Barak had been considered a hawk in Rabin?s cabinet. After taking office as prime minister next week, Barak plans to visit Washington and to meet with Yasser Arafat. The atmospherics of those meetings will seem light-years away from the sullen exchanges with Netanyahu, but don?t expect the deep substantive differences to melt like the morning mist...