Word: havoc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...biological opinion about the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel from the Fish and Wildlife Service's regional director, Michael Spear, wreaked havoc in local and national environmental circles. He argued that the proposed observatory would not threaten the fragile squirrel population...
...then has to console his jealous (and still life-size) wife. "We've got 20 years -- that's a history," he tells her. "That's something I could never have with a fly. Because they only live for -- what? -- two weeks max." Flaherty, meanwhile, is disarmingly oblivious to the havoc he is creating. When he concocts a serum that turns his shy guinea pig into a snarling monster, he simply lets the hellion loose outdoors with a cheery "Run free...
Perhaps not, but the Chinagliaesque Hernani was still creating havoc on the field for the Crimson. The Hawks' forward came back for more midway through the second half. After Shue was called for a controversial trip of Hernani in the box, the Crimson's nemesis blasted a penalty kick that hit the inside of the upper post and landed...
...nearly five months White House and congressional negotiators haggled over ways to contain the deficit before more havoc was wreaked on the economy and mandatory spending cuts went into effect. But partisan sniping and a sheer lack of political courage frustrated a deal. By last week the Oct. 1 deadline for the $100 billion sequestration had raised the pressure to such suffocating levels that politics should have been choked out of the equation. Instead the negotiations grumped into the weekend amid fears that the pact made at the top might be undone by the congressional rank and file...
...without risking military retaliation. Well-placed sources say Iraqi agents in Jordan are preparing to destabilize King Hussein's regime, which could prompt intervention by Israel and Syria while diverting the world's attention. Among the targets already identified: U.S. Ambassador Roger Harrison. Says an Israeli military official: "Creating havoc in Jordan would serve Saddam Hussein's interests well. It might even bring Israel, Syria and even the Saudis to send troops to the Jordanian border...