Word: face
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...material possession with existential significance. Hordes of people dedicate their lives to the ravenous chasing of money--a spiritually bankrupt plutolatry--as if money were anything other than a means to some end. Though earning money is necessary, especially in light of the considerable economic constraints that many face, the risk of buying into this money-as-God mentality is no less than the risk of stranding oneself in an ultimately groundless existence...
While many of his primary challengers promoted broad spending plans and radical change to government programs in the face of Republican governance, Capuano said he tried to strike a balance between political necessity and pragmatism...
...face of such adversity, the Crimson showed exceptional poise...
...series and Beloved, Oprah Winfrey's movie version of Toni Morrison's soul-searing novel. Both productions were excellent, but it's not exactly news that slavery was a horrible crime. I wish we could throw as much energy and emotion into solving the gritty racial problems that we face today as we pour into condemning the sins of the past...
...policy makers meeting in Washington will be aware that if air strikes could alter the political equation at all, it would probably be in Saddam's favor. And tough sanctions have already been in place for almost eight years. That doesn't leave President Clinton a whole lot of face cards...