Word: finger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dutch should know by now that we cannot pull our finger out of the fragile dike holding back the floods of fascism. They were neutral toward Hitler in the 1930s and said World War II wasn't their war either. That is, until they were overrun by the blitzkrieg and had to be saved by American and British forces. We must never forget...
...States drug agents. But while Colombian authorities, namely embattled President Ernesto Samper, are blaming the cartel for the tapping, American officials believe blame lies elsewhere. "The American embassy is absolutely livid about this. They think the Colombian government is behind the taps," reports TIME's Elaine Shannon. "Pointing the finger at the cartel is seen as a desperate attempt by Samper to save his administration. He's terrified that the cartel's bookkeeper in custody is going to tell just how involved he has been with the cartel, so he is trying to deflect attention onto the cartel." Last month...
...mouse and had to pose in borrowed clothes; the portrait was paid for by his friend John Hancock (he of the signature). It is the only Copley painting to show a political figure engaged in conflict. Tight-lipped, all Calvinist fervor and republican anger, Adams points with one rigid finger at the royal charter of the Massachusetts colony, while gripping in the other hand a screed of protest from Boston citizens. In its sharp contrasts of highlighted flesh and dark clothes, it is a most dramatic image, and yet you can't tell from it where Copley's own political...
...addition, Berry said Sunday brunch will have more selection and Friday dinner will have more finger foods in an effort to lure students who eat out on the weekends back into the dining halls
Phelps stressed individual responsibility in alleviating the problems of the inner city. "We have to stop pointing the finger at the White House or at Congress. Point the fingers at ourselves. That's real democracy, participatory democracy...