Word: leste
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...latest crackdown demonstrates that the split between Iranian clerical leadership is only deepening, and how, despite the government's tight controls over public demonstrations, it remains wary of further dissent. The government has canceled or downsized celebrations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan lest they become a platform for opposition protests. On Sept. 6, reformist former President Mohammed Khatami decried these and other "fascist" methods being deployed by the government. Just how much longer the government will allow opposition leaders to make such comments remains to be seen...
...cars should be enacted quickly. While text messaging has been around for a decade, its recent proliferation means that etiquette is still changing and attitudes toward acceptable behavior are still receptive to molding. Americans need to get the message immediately that texting while driving is seriously unsafe, lest the notion that one must text back immediately, no matter the activity, become a permanent part of our culture...
...late-night snack in the dining halls of Houses and the ’Berg (see the ’Berg). 2. Where to rediscover the brownies you didn’t eat at dinner. 3. Where Adams House sometimes stations its security guard at 10 p.m., lest a Quincyite try to grab a bite (see Adams House...
...odds-on favorite Tiger Woods in the final round of the USPGA championship. Yang's triumph means that the Asian world finally has a major winner, and he couldn't have done it under less enviable circumstances. The 110th-ranked player in the world was paired with Woods, who, lest we forget, had won all his 14 major championships - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and USPGA - when holding the lead going into the last round and had never lost any tournament on U.S. soil when leading by more than one shot. Other big names on the tour seem...
...total bill came to exactly $11,960. That's for less than four hours in an E.R. bed, intravenous painkillers, CAT scans, a doctor prodding my belly for a minute or so and, lest I forget, the catheter for an emergency urine analysis. The stone passed naturally that same night...