Word: expressions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...former prime minister's wife went on to express her outrage at the latest terrorist attacks in Israel and acknowledged that the country has been shaken. In the last week, 60 civilians were killed and hundreds injured in a series of bombings...
...Some people express their personality through their clothes," said Autumn Thompson, 14, who attends a New York high school. "I like to be unique. I don't want to look like everyone else...
...Kids are kids," Plainville superintendent James Ritchie said this week. "They need to be able to express themselves in ways that make them feel good about themselves and their generation...
...students ask a number of questions of their environment to help them determine the best survival strategies in terms of both means and ends. "What hurdles must one jump?" "Is it enough barely to clear the hurdle?" and "Does the style or form matter?" The strategies chosen by students express their individual approaches to competition. For some students, self-imposed strict rules must be followed to achieve high grades. For others, peer relations have a special role and power in academic performance, for they help to determine the socially acceptable choice and what price would be exacted in the face...
...under attack for not taking a harder stand against Hamas. "Politically it always helps an Israeli prime minister to be seen as close to an American administration," Beyer says. White House spokesman Mike McCurry said it would be reassuring to Israelis to see so many countries coming together to express their support for Israel. Beyer says the summit will be comforting to Israelis, however they will be waiting for tangible results. "Israelis don't expect anyone else to protect them. They want to be reassured by actions not words. On a psychological level it will be comforting because it will...