Word: friction
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wide-ranging accord, the U.S. agreed to raise its tax revenues. Japan said it would spend $1 billion more on public works in the next decade. The two measures are aimed at helping close the trade gap and easing trade friction...
...impact of constant racial friction on student life is profound. Nonwhite students suffer tremendous pressure to outperform their classmates just to beat the stereotype. Some drop out rather than battle on; others move to schools they consider more supportive. Those who decide to remain often segregate themselves at single-race cafeteria tables or cultural centers, fueling complaints of cliquishness and militancy. "I can't believe they would accuse us of being reverse racists," says Brown undergraduate Martina Johnson. "For 45 minutes out of the day I want to be comfortable. I want to not need to have my guard...
...Tokyo the warm trade winds have brought on a mood of relief. The two countries still have many points of friction over a range of products, from auto parts to semiconductors, and the U.S. trade deficit with Japan remains stuck at a hefty $50 billion. But the ominous phrase trade war, so ubiquitous only two months ago, no longer seems appropriate at a time when Carla Hills suddenly has so many admirers in Tokyo...
That is, if those student groups are let into the market by Epps. By favoring old established groups like the Glee Club, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and the Krokodiloes for performance space, Epps creates unnecessary friction and envy among student musical groups...
...takes two to tango," says Vigier. "There is a great deal of friction and misunderstanding between the city and the university...