Word: meaningfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"I can never forget what they endured," Bhutto said, remembering young students who died for the revolution. "I can only strive with all my strength to give meaning to what they sought--those simple but priceless freedoms that you here, perhaps, take for granted."
After a decade of reform that the Chinese had hoped would lead to steady economic and social progress, why had chaos and barbarity suddenly descended on Beijing? No answer had meaning for long. Even as Li and Yang appeared at Deng's side, speculation was rife that the Premier and...
It was as though everyone, whatever his assigned role, understood the larger meaning of the drama. Something is happening in the Communist world, a revolt against the system. From the Baltic to the China Sea, people are straining against the confines of Communism, demanding a greater share in the world...
Before Atwater saw that he had gone too far, he stood by Goodin's memo. On Monday he called it "no big deal" and "factually accurate." Like the police captain in Casablanca who was shocked that gambling was going on, Atwater professed astonishment that anyone could interpret the memo as...
Sometimes rulers decide it is best to leave well enough alone. Filipinos have long bristled at the colonialistic implications of calling their country the Philippines, in honor of Philip II of Spain. During the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, there was a campaign to rename the country Maharlika, a native word...