Word: grimness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...face of indomitable natives and pressure from foreign environmentalists, the Sarawak government has begun a dialogue with the Penans, and Malaysians have begun to respect those natives who choose to live in the forests. Thanks to Ngau and his colleagues, there is a sliver of hope that the grim sacking of Sarawak may be halted...
During the late afternoon of April 3, a small private plane landed at El Paso International Airport and disgorged a garish passenger, accompanied by three grim-faced men. Clad in a sports shirt, country-club-plaid slacks and loafers, the 6-ft. 1-in., 310-lb. Mexican sauntered over to a group of men waiting on the tarmac, smiled as if he were collecting a golf trophy and proffered his hand. "I am Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain," he announced. "I know who you are," snapped special agent Hector Berrellez of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. "You have the right...
...executives in the television commercial are grim. "We need more smokers!" growls the tough-talking boss of a tobacco firm. "Every day 2,000 Americans stop smoking. And another 1,100 also quit. Actually, technically, they die. That means that this business needs 3,000 fresh new volunteers every day. So forget about all of that cancer, heart disease, emphysema, stroke stuff! Gentlemen, we're not in this business for our health!" And with that, the businessmen erupt in gales of sinister laughter...
Anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 people, by Western diplomatic estimates, have been arrested in connection with last year's protest. Many have never been charged or brought to trial. For those who do appear before a judge, the prospects are grim. Earlier this year Ren Jianxin, the head of China's Supreme People's Court, signaled that the country's move toward a more independent judiciary had been reversed. Justice, he said, cannot "be executed without the guidance" of the Communist Party...
ENVIRONMENT: The grim legacy of Chernobyl...