Word: opener
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...countries plenty of room to maneuver. In the end, the industrialized nations found shackled by domestic political concerns. European governments were bound by their electorates' concerns over everything from protecting the livelihood of farmers to genetically modified food as reason to fight tooth and nail against any moves to open up their produce markets. President Clinton tried at the last minute to get the G7 heads of state to come to Seattle to generate the political momentum necessary for a breakthrough, but they politely declined...
...What the demonstrations did make clear was the extent to which President Clinton's own hands are tied domestically. Following on the heels of the nuclear test ban treaty debacle, the WTO failure may usher in an open season on the lame duck President's foreign policy. Clinton's defeat in Seattle will certainly embolden those congressional forces that had vowed to turn down the President's deal with China over WTO membership, putting at least a question mark over its passage in an election year. But what's bad for Bill Clinton may not be altogether...
With 1:30 left in the first half, junior Carrie Larkworthy completed a pass to Kelley, who was wide open under the basket. Kelley missed the easy lay-in, an outcome that seemed inconsistent for a player who successfully made 4-of-6 from the three-point line over the weekend...
When students leave their telnet windows open even when they are not using e-mail, the program automatically refreshes every five minutes. Leaving the window open is thus the same as checking e-mail every five minutes, which burdens the server...
...often help to shed light on the issue at hand or provide necessary background information, they just as often appear to be needlessly pompous. For example, West's introductions include many phrases such as "it is one of the most requested essays in my corpus." This style leaves him open to critical attacks, and West's views will always render him unpopular with some. He responds that "I do not write or act to win popularity contests...