Word: numeros
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flags quickly replaced the war as Campus Issue Numero Uno. President Derek C. Bok even joined the fray, affirming the students' right to free expression but urging them to respect the offended sensibilities of members of their community...
...well. A corollary to the cult of personality is the principle that everyone but the leader is expendable. In addition to ensuring obedience, terror reminds the followers that they are cannon fodder in the struggle ("the mother of battles," as Saddam would have it) against all who oppose Numero Uno. The state itself becomes an instrument for achieving his goals, no matter how devastating to the interests of the people...
...year has become the traditional time of listmaking. (First Forgettable List of the Year: New Year's resolutions.) Lists may express people's instinct for order and compulsion to sum things up, but year-end lists also signify the American obsession with who's numero...
...preseason poll of the league coaches left two of the league's Beantown representatives duking it out for numero uno, but surprises seem imminent when league play starts today, especially considering recent results...
When you think your long distance lover's mind may be elsewhere--and his or her mind is often the least of your concerns at this point--then you spend most of your time convincing yourself that you are still numero...