Word: jettison
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...moment that red-and-white bus rounds the corner, the mass on the stairs moves toward the pavement. The opportunists act like snakes, slithering around the horde to get the best seat on the bus. The slightly pushy edge toward the front of the crowd, hoping to jettison their way through, but at the same time hoping no one notices them. Those less adept at making their way through crowds are left to wait, forlorn, on the steps, watching the shuttle bus fill up and knowing it will not have room for them. And this happens on days when...
While most airlines almost immediately jettison the flight numbers of planes involved in disasters, TWA only last week decided to take Flight 800 off its timetables. The reason for the delay? "Our first concern was with the investigation and the families," said a TWA spokesman. After a slew of prank calls, however, the designation was changed to 924. Other numbers retired after tragedies...
...next four years, though, all eyes will more than likely be focused on Benjamin Netanyahu in an intensive quest to discover what he will really do now that he has achieved his burning ambition to be Prime Minister. Some claim he is pragmatic enough to jettison hot campaign rhetoric for cool reason and enlightened choice when he must. But who can say whether the realpolitik pressures of governance will override an ingrained skeptical and vigilant view of the Arab world that underpins Likud's siege mentality? Its fundamental belief, says political scientist Sprinzak, "is, 'We're still at Masada, much...
...says, he is guilty of war crimes, then so is Milosevic himself. The two fell out in mid-1993, says Seselj, when Milosevic realized that Seselj was turning into a serious political rival. The opportunistic Milosevic was transforming himself into a peacemaker and needed to jettison an obdurate backer...
...Bible that could not be explained rationally or by empirical observation. These postmodern yahoos, however, have gone way beyond that and have basically dismissed the entire book. Ignoring an enormous body of compelling and historically tested evidence to the contrary, these folks are fulfilling a misguided ethical obligation to jettison all that is essential to real Christianity. KARL NYQUIST Glasgow, Scotland Via E-mail...