Word: overnighting
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...enacted, the proposals would mean an overnight transition from authoritarian rule to something approaching democracy. But opposition groups remain skeptical. Mohammed Latheef, self-exiled head of the Maldivian Democratic Party who now lives in Sri Lanka, alleges that detention and torture of opposition figures goes on and notes that the constitution already has clauses?pretty much unobserved?on democracy and elections. "We can't get too excited," says Latheef. "This is just paperwork...
...pure luck. Kelly Stratman's parents were in Tokyo for a week, and to keep them entertained, she and her husband, Stephen, transformed themselves into tour-guide extraordinaires. They planned visits to the Meiji Shrine, Kamakura's Great Buddha and the Yokohama waterfront, rented a car for an overnight trip to the Izu peninsula, and even scheduled a New Year's Day viewing of the Emperor at his palace...
...ceiling of Stoughton Hall North 29 collapses causing three minor injuries and forcing the evacuation of both Stoughton and Hollis Halls. Although residents of the bottom three floors are able to return to their rooms that evening, first-years living on the fourth floor of Stoughton are housed overnight in Loker Commons...
...When actress and Cannes juror Emmanuelle B?art says she wants to kiss an actor for being so brilliant?and he happens to be a junior high school student?that sort of catches people's attention, you know? It makes you wonder: How does a kid becomes a national idol overnight...
...poached salmon and Chinese chicken salad, the contestants chatted with TIME about taking the judges' critiques of their singing, especially the gleeful Simon Cowell's, in front of well over 20 million Fox viewers. "Simon's comments humble us," said Jasmine Trias. "We've been turned into celebrities overnight, but we're still the same people we always were...