Word: jure
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opportunity he spurned, choosing instead to devote his energy and intellect to serving others. His uncompromising and unrelenting insistence on the end of de jure white supremacy, coupled with the political savvy necessary to obtain results, led to one of the most significant political and social events in modern world history: the South African government's gradual abolition of apartheid...
...they didn't fear China's wrath, the majority would probably opt for de jure independence right now. And why not? Life in Taiwan is freer, more comfortable and more fun than it is going to be on the mainland for a long time. But the status quo is the political equivalent of independence and is more irreversible each year. Beijing's leaders know that, so how long will they tolerate...
...with youth readerships. But there is only so much a single agency can do against tobacco companies that have a total advertising budget of $5 billion. If the states joined the battle, tobacco companies could be shut out of the youth market de facto, as they already are de jure...
While opposition usually arises against any attempt to make English the de jure language of the United States from those language minorities who want their legitimate share in the heritage and composition of American society, the issue goes far beyond that. Many people fear that making English the official U.S. language is but one item in a hidden agenda by Anglo supremacist groups to annihilate the cultural identity of various ethnic groups that comprise American society...
...Adelboden, Tomba initially had trouble finding his rhythm and finished the first of his two runs 0.34 sec. behind Norway's Harald Strand Nilsen. Early in the second run, he lagged slightly behind his pal Jure Kosir of Slovenia. Then, under the eyes of 5.5 million Italian TV watchers, La Bomba proved as good as his name. He blasted into the steep final leg and cut his arcs sharply in his gate-crashing style. He ended with a composite time of 2:21.96, 0.07 sec. faster than Kosir...