Word: nearly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...near, and so I face the final curtain. My friend. I'll say it clear, I'll state my case of which I am certain...
...break with her more conservative colleagues, came close to losing her seat this year in a primary battle with a right-wing challenger. Last Tuesday she declared that she opposed censure--which she later called a "cop-out"--and was leaning toward impeachment. On Thursday, DeLay informed Livingston with near certainty that rumors that 15 to 20 Republicans are defecting to the anti-impeachment camp were "misinformation...
...spindly machine standing 3.5 ft. tall, the lander is set to arrive in December 1999, aiming to touch down near Mars' south pole, one of the few spots on the freeze-dried planet that is likely to contain some water. Just before reaching the Martian atmosphere, the lander will release a pair of tapered pods, each about the size of a basketball, made of brittle silica. Plunging ahead of the ship, the projectiles will free-fall to the surface and strike the ground at 400 m.p.h...
...with Bedouins in southern Syria fearing he will be blamed for the assassination of a Pharaoh; there he marries the eldest daughter of the local chief. In the end, Sinuhe returns to Egypt to face the new Pharaoh. Such tales of political refuge and return abound in the ancient Near East...
Rather than erase him, God rewards him. At Moses' request, God agrees to reveal himself to Moses. "But, you cannot see my face," he explains. But "see there is a place near me. Station yourself on the rock and, as my Presence passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and shield you with my hand." Moses will be able to see him from behind. It is not until later that Moses realizes the full consequence of this experience. Returning to his people, he notices that "they shrank from coming near him": his face has taken...