Word: eye
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crossed it out and put Chirs. Then he wrote a personal note. When he looks you in the eye and seems sincere, it's because he is sincere. Some say he's a compromiser. But sometimes you have to take small steps and take what you can get. That's how you make progress," she said...
...tensions dividing his ministers. This strategy ensured that each man was undercut by his rivals, and enabled Yeltsin to act as the power-broking referee at the center. While his minions clawed at one another, Yeltsin had only to keep egging them on and maintain a watchful eye, which is why his health is such a closely guarded secret...
...Consuming Ambition, and I came roaring forth filled with a soaring zest to converse, to consume, to bunk down with my fellow countrymen and especially countrywomen on the warm, level mattress of Democracy. But somewhere along the way, I discerned a cold, repellent glint in America's eye. Maybe it was my stepfather's rages, or the way my wife's face hardened when the subject turned to cattle futures or real estate or banking. So I learned quick enough to hide my appetites under a pious exterior and save the warmth of my promiscuous embrace for the donors...
Another chapter is hurtling toward what its author hopes will be a breathtaking close. Storm clouds are gathering, foreshadows lengthening. You are firmly in the grip of what the book jacket avers is "Stephen King's boldest exercise in terror." Your eye skips to the bottom of the page, and this is what you read...
...despite such distractions, New Adventures in Hi-Fi doesn't sound like the work of a band in turmoil, performing with one eye on the charts because it is uncertain about its future. The secret to R.E.M.'s success over the years has always been its ability to remain focused on the music, regardless of outside pressures. Good bands hit and fade. Great bands, like R.E.M., endure...