Word: face
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ultimately, schools which consistently perform poorly would face takeovers by the Board of Education and good schools will receive additional kudos...
After a weekend that went from desperation to ecstasy in under 24 hours, the men's soccer team will face the Boston University Terriers today at 3 P.M. on Ohiri Field...
...journalists studying at Harvard on a Nieman fellowship is scheduled to return to his native Zimbabwe later this month to face trial and up to seven years in prison for publishing an article that angered his government...
Taiwan had prepared its defenses to face an enemy from across the sea; instead, a different enemy struck from underground: A devastating earthquake struck the island early Tuesday, killing at least 1,700 people ? although the death toll is rising by the hour ? and reminded both Taiwan and Beijing of forces far more powerful than the enmity that divides them. The second worst quake to hit the island this century measured 7.6 on the Richter scale ? the recent disastrous tremor in Turkey was 7.4 ? and struck hardest in the central Nantou and Taichung counties, although a hotel and other buildings...
...more neutral stance on the subcontinent?s long-raging conflict. So when Pakistan sent a guerrilla force to occupy territory on the Indian side of the disputed border earlier this year, Washington joined Beijing ?- Islamabad?s other key ally ?- in demanding Pakistan?s withdrawal. And that left Nawaz to face the music back home. While calls for his ouster are mounting, Washington wants Pakistan?s constitution respected. And experience has made U.S. diplomats more inclined to spell out their positions ?- after all, it was in the belief that Washington would remain neutral that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and started...