Word: franticness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...long-awaited road map to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, his defeat by Arafat would be a disaster for U.S. and British plans to address the conflict with renewed energy. That's why Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair as well as State Department and European diplomats made frantic calls to Arafat Tuesday warning that endorsing Abu Mazen's cabinet is the only acceptable way forward...
...once the government buildings had been stripped, the more insatiable looters sought out any target of opportunity. The National Museum was stripped of tens of thousands of artifacts from the cradle of civilization. Hospitals, colleges, markets, deserted air-conditioning factories were overrun by frantic thieves who cleaned them bare and then set them on fire. By night, there were more plumes of black smoke rising over Baghdad than at any time during the war. "We asked the Americans to stop this," said Mohammed, a former civil servant, "but they say they have no orders to do so. Saddam...
...half ended with Crimson sophomore midfielder Rory Edwards receiving a long pass from the defense. All alone in front of the Quaker net, she stood poised to take her shot when the buzzer blared. Other than some frantic attempts in the final few meaningless minutes of the game, it would be the Crimson’s last serious scoring threat...
...random walls, and a painting of a jester in a cardboard frame accompanies a piece entitled “Waiting for Signs.” Magnetic poetry covers the refrigerators to foster the unexpected burst of creativity, with recent compositions such as “summer girl shake / frantic light spray / puppy / crush” and “how from the incubate pole / a cold sun shines...
...them from getting anywhere. Roadie and Kyle’s vocals are often lacking as well, clearly straining on high and midrange notes alike. Their occasional feeble attempts at harmony only worsen the effect. Finally, the occasional extended jams (as in “T.V.”) sound frantic and gratuitous, like Phish at their worst...