Word: ills
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grown up to become a successful television producer. It is her story we follow, her struggle to escape a family whose traditionalism borders on the inane--where Sh'chur, a North African word for white magic, is practiced at every available opportunity. With a sister who is mentally ill (Ronit Alkabetz), and a domineering mother (Gila Almagor), we see Rachel confront a variety of obstacles. We finally watch her triumph, as she receives high scores on entrance exams, enabling her to leave her family behind as she is admitted to a prestigous preparatory school in Jerusalem. But, what we witness...
According to witnesses, Nathans excused herself from a breakfast meeting last Tuesday because she complained of feeling ill...
...successor. Chernomyrdin would be required to call a presidential election within three months. Matters would be less clear if Yeltsin remained alive but incapacitated. In this case also, Chernomyrdin would become acting President, but the Russian constitution does not spell out clearly when a President may be judged too ill to perform his job. A power struggle among ambitious rivals would almost surely ensue, with the fragile constitution itself only one of the potential casualties...
...certainly premature to write his epitaph. He has survived many bouts of ill health in the past, weathering an apparent nervous breakdown, a kidney disorder and, of course, his chronic problem with alcohol. With each rebound, he has seemed to delight in showing off his vigorous constitution, shaming pundits who were on the verge of announcing his demise...
...college-applicant's daydream? An ill-timed practical joke? An exercise in deja vu? No, actually it's a true story, brought to you by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and the College Board. On Sunday October 22, (a testing day for observant Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses) the test originally given Sunday April 2 was repeated in its entirety. Approximately 100 of the 2500 to 3000 students taking the test (between three and four percent) were seeing the three-hour test for the second time...