Word: hourly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Officers arrived on the scene half-an-hour intothe dispute and broke up the crowd of about 40onlookers, said Aubrey S. Okpaku '92, a friend ofBarrow's who also argued with "the townie...
Since bureaucratic sadism is familiar to everyone everywhere, I was somewhat prepared for the denial of a simple request during the 600-mile, 18-hour train trip to Beijing. But I was not prepared for the sheer delight visible on the conductor's face when she said, "Meiyou, the rule does not permit turning on the lights before 7 p.m. and it's only 6:30. You will just have to wait 30 minutes...
After a few moments, Bi breaks the silence. "Don't worry, we are all friends here," he says, pointing to the school clock. It says 3:30. This time I am the one who is lost. "We are now supposed to be on daylight saving time, which is an hour ahead," Bi explains. "But we keep to Hong Kong time as a sign of our sympathies. So you see, in this place you can say what you want. Just remember to be careful outside." As we leave Bi's classroom, he turns out the lights and, without even a faint...
...four-hour flight from Washington to Wyoming, Shevardnadze gave Baker a detailed rundown on Moscow's problems with its economy and restive nationalities. The two men took off their jackets and leaned so close together that their faces were just inches apart. Shevardnadze's tone was urgent. "We need fresh ideas," he told reporters. "It is high time for us to move from mutual understanding to mutual action...
...result of a bad screenplay and a poor acting job on the part of Lloyd is a movie which lacks pacing, coherence and emotional depth for its first hour. But as In Country shifts its focus more toward the relationship between Samantha and Emmett, the movie gains a lot of the truth and pathos which was missing from the start...