Word: momentous
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Much of the anger is directed at the president and the prime minister, whose bickering is hampering efforts to overcome the crisis. "An economic crisis demands political stability," Fesenko says. "But the destabilizing factor at the moment is next year's presidential elections," in which both Yushchenko and Tymoshenko are expected to vie for the top spot...
...well as making impactful art,” she wrote in an e-mail. Yuan cites her well-established interest in architecture as a significant influence on the creation of the exhibition. “[It’s] the fact that a change in routine space, or a moment of disruption, can remind us the otherwise-overlooked surrounding environment,” Yuan said. “That’s why I did a space installation.”Yuan used black yarn to create dark silhouettes of chairs, offset by a white canvas. The organic nature...
...manifestation of this is found in the ambient intros that sound so disconnected from their respective songs. Some tracks, such as “Fez—Being Born,” recover from this, while others aren’t as fortunate. One such track, “Moment of Surrender,” is much too slow and labored to occupy its seven minute length; the drums sound overly monotonous and lifeless, and there’s an unnecessary, unbelievably boring guitar solo in the closing minutes. Bono yelps in an admirable attempt at soulfulness, but it sounds...
...sybarites, the Encore features a new nightspot called XS. The line forms the moment the joint opens, at 10 p.m. Here you can witness young women in high heels and minidresses play tug-of-war with modesty, as they alternately pull up on the top of the garment and down on the bottom, since there isn't enough fabric to do both at once. Modesty never stood a chance...
...based Centre for European Policy Studies. "Europe is not a threat to the United States, so it does not impose itself on the agenda," he says. "By contrast, China is at the top of the agenda because it is funding so much in America, and the priority at the moment is the economic crisis. The transatlantic relationships is all about substantive questions, so Europe is just not an issue...