Word: frictions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other five Arab oil rulers, average age 69, are concerned that Qatar's policies may fan a desire for change within their own realms. Some of the friction comes from the new Emir's refusal to follow the lead of Saudi Arabia--by custom, elder brother to the small oil sheikdoms. And, sniffs a neighboring prince, "overthrowing his father in this way...Let's just say it was not well received...
...source of the friction was the percentage of the council's budget that should be reserved for grants to student groups. Last night's budget called for a two percent increase in the grants, but some council members wanted more...
...technological issues just in the past year. Harold is, after all, a rocket scientist. For instance, he has been able to create and sustain a relatively pure vacuum in which the flywheel spins, using such exotic devices as molecular drag pumps and molecular sieves. A better vacuum means less friction, thus better spin. He also has been able to suspend the rapidly spinning flywheel in its unstable environment by using sophisticated gimbals and magnetic bearings--something very few, if any, other scientists are thought to have accomplished. "Doing the magnetic bearings with those particular dynamics was a daunting task," says...
Naddaff's assessment is undoubtedly optimistic, but only time will tell whether the early friction can be cooled, and whether the much-discussed randomization experiment will become a success in reality...
...Dole in all this? In and out of synch. As a Congressman in the early '60s he steered clear of racial politics. Dole supported the major civil rights bills, a political possibility for him because he represented a wheat-farming district that was less than 1% black, where racial friction was about as much of a problem as overcrowding. When the New Frontier evolved into the Great Society, he voted against some War on Poverty measures like public-housing subsidies and the bill that established Medicare. But his Small Government conservatism was open to the Big Government payout opportunities...