Word: latinate
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...addition to his work in Poland, Sachs has also advised Latin American governments, including those in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Ecuador...
...pounding back beers in Times Square, the doomsayers bunched in armored yurts, all of them will greet the millennium at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31. But by more careful calculations, the millennium began a few years ago. A large part of the misunderstanding stems from Dionysius Exiguus--Latin for "Dennis the Short"--a 6th century monk who should be thought of as the original millennium bug. Dennis laid down the basis for the calendars we use today by figuring how far in the past Christ's birth was. As it turns out, he was off by several years...
...self. From the moment in midspring that Sosa launched a sudden torrent of home runs like none ever seen in baseball history--he hit 20 in June alone--the two men were flawlessly scripted antagonists cast in the same play. This was rapture vs. gravity, spontaneity vs. self-restraint, Latin brio vs. California cool. Their collision seemed inevitable; yet what ensued was less a crash than a hug. The two men cheered each other on, praised each other's skills, slapped hands, dissipated the heat. They became allies in this drama, united against the two-digit foe that lay blandly...
...more from their deflated lows of summer. The Japanese government has announced yet another economic-stimulus program, and optimists hope this one might actually be carried out. Meanwhile, a timely international rescue plan for Brazil has eased fears that Asia's ills would spread inexorably to Latin America, then to the U.S., then Europe, back to Asia and on and on in widening global circles. Accordingly, a few U.S. business people are beginning to cast lines into economies that are still largely underwater and fish for bargains on the bottom...
...Boston Latin Will Appeal Race Suit Ruling" (Dec. 4), The Crimson inaccurately suggested that I had a hand in crafting the Boston Latin admissions policy struck down by the Federal Court of Appeals. That is false...