Word: finger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even a minister known for his bulldozer tactics has been unable to overcome the political infighting and finger pointing that have bogged down attempts to find a solution. Last week Sharon was rebuffed by Israel's Supreme Court, which ruled against his plan to circumvent the parliament. And he was dealt another setback when Minister of Tourism Gideon Patt rejected a plan to use hotels, youth hostels and army camps for emergency shelters. Patt complained that such stopgap methods would help only 500 families, not the 7,000 a month who need housing...
...that hard-won agreement died last week, the country sank into a fit of finger pointing. Ottawa blamed Newfoundland's Wells for the debacle. But Mulroney himself was a major target. Said Jean Chretien, favored to become & leader of the opposition Liberal Party: "Prime Minister, Canadians will never ever forgive...
...That look, she testified, was replicated by her own six-year-old daughter one day in January 1989, when she looked up from her coloring and asked, "Isn't that right, Mommy?" It triggered Franklin-Lipsker's first memory. She remembers seeing a smashed ring on Susan's bloodied finger and then being grabbed from behind by her father, who knocked her down and told her that this was her fault. It was her idea to invite Susan into the van, he said; if she told about this, no one would believe her -- and he would kill...
...form as a master of human interaction. He has elevated eye contact and hand gestures to an art form, using both not just for emphasis but also for nuance: a little wink when he wants his listeners to join him in a smile, a rabbit chop or a wagging finger when he wants them to remember who is boss. His probing, dark brown eyes are constantly scanning his listeners, looking by turns stern, quizzical, amused, playful. When eyes meet, they both challenge and hint at shared confidences. Whatever lies nearby -- a fountain pen, a gray glasses case from a Paris...
...sparked a controversy about feminism and the role of women in the 1990's. The invitation sends a contradictory message to students at the women's college, who have been educated to believe that a woman's merit derives from her own talents, not the ring around her finger...