Word: microcosms
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...hill known as Abu Sneineh on Thursday, entering Palestinian-controlled territory and destroying two houses from which snipers had allegedly fired on Jewish settlers down below, seriously wounding an 11-year-old boy and lightly wounding his older brother. The incident, however, is a reminder why Hebron is a microcosm of today's West Bank - one that holds little comfort for anyone hoping for an early restoration of the collapsed peace process...
...every night is one of the great constants in our lives; especially at an early age, it is also a great source of comfort. Outfitting a completely foreign bed, especially one five confounding inches longer than a regular twin-size, represents more than simple redecoration. It is a microcosm of the larger changes at hand, and in the heat of the moment, the choice among solids, stripes, and patterns looms disproportionately large...
...matter that Archie tripped up on his own testiness and lost most of his arguments. As played by Carroll O'Connor, he was daringly, abrasively, yet somehow endearingly funny. With his advent, a mass-media microcosm of Middle America took shape, and a new national hero--or was it villain?--was born...
...With his advent, a mass-media microcosm of Middle America took shape, and a new national hero ? or was it villain? ? was born. It was not long before more than 50 million people were tuning in to Archie's tirades each week, making "Family" the highest-rated series...
...rolling at the other top ten delay-plagued airports in the country. Then, perhaps, passengers won't have to suffer through another year like the last one, during which one out of every four flights was delayed. "The debates about how to fix the problems at LaGuardia are a microcosm of what's going on around the country," explains Plavin. "If the FAA gets LaGuardia right, there is no reason that parts of what works at LaGuardia can't be applied to other airports...