Word: figureheads
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...hatchet job, the book, thought to be written by a Zhu aide, accuses Jiang of undermining China's immensely respected Premier by playing petty political games?denying him the office space he wanted, for one thing?and doing "everything in his power to turn Zhu Rongji into a figurehead." Then there's the indignity of revelations by military leaders that someone, probably U.S. spies, loaded Jiang's new presidential Boeing 767 with some unplanned amenities?27 bugging devices hidden everywhere from the bedroom to the commode. The divulgence is widely seen as a criticism of Jiang for ordering such...
...limbs, speaks in a soprano pitch so soft a listener can barely hear him. But for years his fiery exhortations preaching eternal warfare until Israel is driven into the sea made him the dominant figure in an organization that turned his words into action. Now he is largely a figurehead. He presides over Hamas' sprawling social services and sets its intransigent political tone. He's revered for his spiritual guidance and daily rallying of the faithful. But the days in which he used to press the button and send supporters to carry out operations are gone...
...He’s a great recruiter,” Rose says. “I met him when I visited here and he just seemed like such a strong figurehead type. He seemed very straightforward and very professional. I thought Harvard took football much more seriously than the other schools I had visited...
...He’s a great recruiter,” Rose says. “I met him when I visited here and he just seemed like such a strong figurehead type. He seemed very straightforward and very professional. I thought Harvard took football much more seriously than the other schools I had visited...
Since the death in July of Faisal Husseini, the revered Palestinian figurehead of East Jerusalem, Nusseibeh has gradually assumed that leadership role. The scion of a family that came to Jerusalem with the Caliph Omar 1,300 years ago, Nusseibeh, 52, stands out among the city?s remaining political leaders. He carries intellectual heft as the head of Al-Quds University and wields political clout as the organizer of Jerusalem?s 1987-93 intifadeh, which helped spur Israeli leaders to negotiate with the Palestinians. Nusseibeh is using his position to push a dovish line at a time when extremists have...