Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these members of Hamas were truly interested in the release of the prisoners from jail, they could have chosen any one of several options, the most obvious of which is entering the political process. Arafat, who did so proved that this was the most effective method to have members of the PLO released from Israeli jails, and in greater numbers than those demanded by Hamas...
Last night Hanselman said he regretted the pantyhose incident. But he made no apologies for attacking the women's secret meetings: he said he agreed with their perceptions--but couldn't support their divisive method of dealing with the problem...
Whatever the mixture of cold-blooded calculation and religious fanaticism that lay behind the deaths, all signs of both method and madness pointed to Jouret as the prime culprit. Born in Kitwit in the Belgian Congo, now Zaire, he went to Brussels in the 1970s for medical training, then moved around the world studying acupuncture and homeopathy, a system of treatment based on minimum doses of medication. Along the way he found himself drawn to the spiritual arcana of the Knights Templar, a mystical brotherhood banned in France in the 14th century. Eventually he joined a French-based group called...
Some E.A.I. opponents charge that the situation has been improving and that radical action was premature; others admit the need for reform but question the method. "We are guinea pigs," says David Mulholland, president of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators, "and if this experiment doesn't work, the people who will suffer are our kids." Behind all is the question of what will be the driving motive: Improving schools or improving E.A.I.'s bottom line? "This whole business about it being a win-win situation, that they can serve their customers and profit as well, is too glib," charges...
...first concern stems from the way in which these organizations advertise. The typical method is a poster featuring a "grabber" on top, with pertinent information following in smaller print on the bottom. The grabber itself is almost always a quote intended to portray particular emotions from the point of view of a generic, troubled individual...