Word: main
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...atmosphere was tense. U.N. staff had been there since the night before, living off ration packs and sleeping where they could. The compound was under constant fire from the Indonesian police, military and militias. That night was no different. As I sat on the steps in front of the main hall, crowds of Timorese suddenly rushed toward me. The intense gunfire had moved near the school compound next door, where hundreds of refugees had found shelter. All at once, the refugees had come streaming over the wall, cutting themselves on razor wire in their frenzy...
...Treasury, as it ponders how to get the word out on its new savings-bond programs, would do well to address some old problems first. The main one: some $6.5 billion of savings bonds are no longer accruing interest because they are 30 or 40 years old. Yet they go unredeemed. Many of them are tucked in a drawer or safe-deposit box, and the owner, who may have inherited them, has no idea that the bonds have matured. If you own savings bonds, check the dates. At minimum, any bonds that are no longer accruing interest should be converted...
Cancellations are not the only problems facing students. Not only was the Quad itself lake-like most of the day, but Quad residents were forced to walk to and from the main campus because shuttle service is not scheduled to start until Monday...
...Crimson can surpass expectations tomorrow by proving it has addressed two of its main deficiencies from last year--passing offense and run defense. Columbia was able to hold Harvard to 91 yards through the air while churning out 196 on the ground...
...main reason I ended up in Applied Math was that the thought of being yet another lawyer or investment banker was more depressing than the thought of writing COBOL," he says. "It wasn't a deeply reasoned decision...