Word: furthers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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To be sure, the biggest street demonstrations since the overthrow of the shah in 1979 were a dramatic wake-up call to the conservative clergy who are Iran?s self-appointed supreme rulers, despite parliamentary and presidential elections that allow the population a limited outlet for their own views. The...
(2 of 2) On the other hand, Khatami and his supporters operate meticulously within the law and political system created in 1979, fearing the power of the conservative backlash that transgression would occasion. When the conservative authorities banned further street demonstrations, Khatami dutifully fell in line and condemned any attempt...
My response staved off further inquisitions, diverted lengthy conversations about the minuscule details of my love life and permitted me to live safely in that Ivy League bubble that clouds your visions just enough that you perceive your problems--stress, grades, datelessness--as attributable to your situation--Harvard--and not...
But Harvard's decision is complicated by several obstacles. First, at least the building's exterior must be preserved, making development of the site as classroom space difficult. Second, the congregation still wants to remain in the church--creating further public relations problems for any potential development.
This holds true for Tigermilk as much as it does for Belle and Sebastian's more recent work. Many of the songs, intensely personal, describe states of being and moods of troubled 20-year-olds. Yet far from being self-indulgent fluff, a perceptive and sharp wit prevents the songs...