Word: fold
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...country singer crooned, "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em"; Glassman promptly ended the inquiry and the matter was declared "a dead issue...
...Zedong, the leader of the communist revolution that forced Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist government to flee to the island of Taiwan in 1949, used to say he could wait 100 years to bring the province back into the fold. Today's men in Beijing are less patient, perhaps sensing that Taiwan is growing stronger and more distant all the time. Last week, in a formal speech at the Great Hall of the People, Premier Li Peng lectured the citizens of the island: No matter how they might choose their President, "they cannot change the fact that Taiwan...
...rebels, for their part, also target civilians--Tutsi and Hutu moderates alike. Neither side is apologetic. Lieut. Colonel Longin Minani, an army spokesman in the capital, explains the military clean-up operations this way: "If rebels use the population as a screen to protect themselves, am I supposed to fold my hands and do nothing? [Civilian deaths] are unfortunate but unavoidable...
...system, in which the state takes $2.9 billion in federal and state funds and contracts with 12 privately run managed-care organizations, wreaked havoc on doctors and patients alike. The chaos that even a small private business often undergoes when switching medical plans was multiplied a thousand-fold. Many patients did not know which managed-care group they had been assigned to, and in the early days it could take hours to get through to TennCare's phone lines. The managed-care groups were sometimes four or five months late reimbursing doctors and other providers, who were unhappy with TennCare...
...Crimson traveled to Clarkson Sunday, only to see a third period lead fold under the pressure of the first place Golden Knights. Clarkson's 4-2 victory over Harvard in the contest extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games and gave the Knights (8-3-2, 6-0-1 ECAC) sole possession of the top place in the conference...