Word: loses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Perhaps not, but if Russians come to believe the criminals have taken charge, they may favor a return to more authoritarian rule, even if they lose their civil rights in the process. As one of Listyev's colleagues, TV commentator Nikolai Svanidze, puts it, "One day we'll follow any bastard who will promise us law and order...
...mayor wants to ruin a Boston tradition,so be it. But I wouldn't want that on myconscience," he said. GLIB members agreed that theparade will lose some of its luster, not becauseof the missing fire trucks and colorful policeunits, but because of its discriminatory stance...
Fourth, had the Crimson taken greater care in its investigation, it might have noted that the Rent Control Board's hearing officer made his sweeping declarations about my moral integrity without ever giving me the slightest opportunity to speak on my own behalf. I lose both ways there--I am accused of lying to the board even though I had not been invited to any of several hearings, and because I was not present to defend myself, one of its officers freely castigated me in his individual interpretation of the case...
...world is extremely competitive and the U.S. cannot afford to lose its lead in technology. Already, too little money is being fed into labs, and there are signs of a narrowing gap between the United States and other countries in terms of science and technology. It is the technological edge that makes the U.S. a leading economic force today...
...astronaut Norman Thagard said his first day on the Russian space station Mir was quite tasty: "I'm probably going to gain weight instead of lose weight, like I do on most of my flights...