Word: havoc
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...play's energy only slows down towards the end, when Valmont and Mertueil's scheme starts to wreak havoc in their own lives. Valmont is torn between La Presidente de Tourvel, whom he claims to have fallen in love with, and La Marquise de Mertueil, who holds considerable power over him. The sense of unspoken attachment between Leach and Brawley is perhaps too good, because this turn of events does not seem believable. There is a fatal swordfight between Valmont and Le Chevalier Danceny that continues for too long, stretching out the play's final scenes when they should...
...Helms-Burton law is creating diplomatic havoc. Europe, Asia and Latin America are ignoring Washington's demand to halt trade with Cuba and threatening economic retaliation against the U.S. if Clinton carries out the law's most severe penalties. Ironically, Castro has benefited politically from the crisis. A CIA estimate this summer concluded that the new sanctions have actually strengthened his regime, handing it a convenient excuse to crack down on dissidents. "We're left now with a relationship that's more dysfunctional than during the cold war," says Robert Pastor, an NSC expert on Latin America during the Carter...
...contributions prevented the one-time speaker of the House from wreaking havoc on other Republicans...
...latter alternative would lead to horrifying results. Anyone who has taken a New York City subway at rush hour can imagine the havoc that would ensue if every individual who wished to board a train was forced to go through a baggage check. Even taking this type of extreme precaution against terrorism can't prevent those bent on destruction. Israel is ample proof that no matter how tight the level of security in a country is, there is no guarantee that its people are safe...
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