Word: martialled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conference also included panel discussions on topics ranging from religion in Taiwanese society to political development to "non-conventional" careers. One of the more popular work-shops, titled "Beyond Bruce Lee," featured demonstrations of dance and martial arts...
...well-attended discussion on Taiwan's political reform, panelists spoke about conditions in the country before martial law was lifted...
...Under martial law,] your freedom of the press, freedom of speech and assembly... they've all been restricted," Chang explained...
...bruising, intricately staged spectacle of New York City brought to a quaking halt by a series of ever more serious bombings--first a bus, then a crowded theater, then a federal building--mounted by that lately easiest-to-despise of all groups, Arab fanatics. A panicked government institutes martial law, which includes internment camps and occasional descents into torture when no one can think of any better solution to a crisis. As a result, there's plenty of (literally) raw material to keep the action fans happy...
...love with one of them. Even Bruce Willis' Army general, leading the troops who take over the city, is given an interesting spin. He's one tough, exceedingly dutiful nut. But we also know he's overcompensating, because in an earlier scene he has given a speech against martial law. He doesn't think policing their own citizens is proper work for soldiers...