Word: fervor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Soviet Union teeters on the brink of disintegration as republics revolt against the center How Gorbachev moves to save his crumbling empire will affect not only his country but also the world. ^ A chorus of complaints from around the union. > A resurgence of both Russian nationalism and Islamic fervor inspires worries about communal discord. ^ Why a Soviet historian believes the empire should collapse...
...Roderick Hills, a Drexel director and former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the deepest threat posed by the investment firm's collapse may be the fervor for regulation it inspires. As Hills told TIME correspondent Richard Behar, "The inevitable result of a significant financial failure is that somebody thinks they can pass a law to stop another one. And it's just as inevitable that the law they pass does more harm than good. I doubt that there are any broad legislative lessons to be drawn from the Drexel experience, and I fear that our Congress will...
With the election set for Sunday, the two candidates for the presidency of Nicaragua continue to campaign against type. Ortega, 44, the sometimes arrogant incumbent who has ruled since 1979, is hopscotching around the country with the fervor of a write-in contender. Gone are his military fatigues in favor of cowboy togs, complete with pointed boots. Chamorro, 60, a political neophyte who depicts herself as the best chance to save Nicaragua, placidly directs her campaign from her living room...
From Pretoria's point of view, the longer talks drag on, the better. De Klerk hopes to win international approval -- and the end of economic sanctions -- by simply opening negotiations with legitimate black leaders. He also hopes that prolonged talks will stall the antiapartheid movement and drain the fervor from its protests...
...several million people had anything to do with the changes in Europe? That question will remain unanswerable for those unconvinced of papal infallibility. But, as with the "Z" article on the communist breakup, the message is more important than the author's identity. Even those wary of religious fervor can learn from the Fatima message and the actions of its adherents...