Word: nearly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...where we're from," said survivor Diego Perez, 32, blinking back tears as he recalled how his father, brother and aunt were killed in cold blood in front of him that day. "But it's hard to feel safe here." In fact, even as government soldiers blanketed the region near Acteal, some 5,000 frightened peasants clogged the Chiapas roads seeking refuge in larger towns...
...m.p.h., taking stop signs as suggestions rather than law. She has a lot on her mind. "I'm not even thinking of other cars," Anne admits cheerfully as she lays on the horn. An oldster in an econo-box ahead of her has made the near fatal mistake of slowing at an intersection with no stop sign or traffic light. Anne swears and peels off around...
...highway, even her kids join the fun. "Make him move over!" they shout as she bears down on a 55-m.p.h. sluggard in the fast lane. She flashes her headlights. The kids cheer when the unlucky target gives in and moves aside. Back in town, Anne specializes in near misses. "Jeez, I almost hit that woman," she chirps, swinging the Suburban into the right lane to pass a car turning left at an intersection. She makes the game two minutes late. "I don't think I'm an aggressive driver," Anne says. "But there are a lot of bad drivers...
...truth, though, is that either Cornell or Columbia will have to play a near-flawless game to have a chance to knock off Harvard. The Crimson is talented and deep, and the team has demonstrated its talent for finding a way to win throughout the season...
...Dartmouth played a near-perfect game against us," said Basil, whose three key free throws in the final 16 seconds of Saturday's game helped ice it for Harvard. "We let the fact that they were playing so well shake us up and take us out of our game. We have to be ready for that from other teams...