Word: kept
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seat and hold forth, filling the room with his self-serving discourse. Since launching a diplomatic shuttle on April 14, Chernomyrdin had spent dozens of fruitless hours with Milosevic, most of them listening. Then on May 19, the Russian detected a subtle shift. During a seven-hour chat, Milosevic kept leaning forward, paying attention, listening intently, as if hoping to hear something he could latch...
...writers from outside TIME required a sizable force within TIME to keep the enormous amount of text in check. Organizing that labor fell to senior reporter Victoria Rainert, who called on reporters Bill Syken, Mary Hart, Valerie Marchant and Cinda Siler to marshal the facts. Editorial assistant Marianne Sussman kept track of writers' whereabouts, and research librarian Kathleen Dowling scoured databases to ply everyone with information. Two elaborate gatefold overviews of the past 100 years were produced by Time Inc. editor-at-large Daniel Okrent (athletes of the century) and senior editor Belinda Luscombe (stars of the century...
...websites were restored. The leper was promoted to general manager and put in charge of the crazed swine, who, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, had to be kept in their current positions. Most of them were vice presidents, though, so it didn't affect the value of Microsoft stock...
...Even during this successful stretch, however, Harvard only scored more than two goals once, in a dominant 5-0 win over Northeastern. Throughout the season it was the Crimson's stalwart defense--one of the best units in the nation--that kept Harvard ahead of its opponents...
Though the loss of seven seniors and a brilliant coach looms over next season like a gray cloud, another silver lining appears on the horizon. The freshman class of 1998 has kept the flame of hope burning for Crimson fans. Margaret Elias, who had been the No. 2 player in the country as a high school senior, has blossomed in the No. 1 slot for Harvard this year...