Word: paces
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conservative rivals took advantage of the massacre to pull back the reforms--or at least slow their pace. And as Deng retreated into a self-critical silence, they seemed to succeed. But Deng, though increasingly frail, fought back. In February 1992, sensing that the populace was exasperated by conservative austerities, he emerged from seclusion to rout his opponents. His stratagem: leading high officials on a tour of Shenzhen and Zhuhai, his prosperous economic enclaves. Nearly deaf by now, he urged Chinese to "seize the opportunity" of such go-go, free-market examples. The result was an explosion of economic growth...
...political elites have not yet won acceptance by the population at large: "They're still at the point where they think reform is going to make their life worse." The big question mark, said the panelists, is whether the current 13-party coalition government can accelerate the pace of reform enough to attract badly needed foreign capital...
...only surprise for Harvard fans last night was the slow pace of the game in the first half. The usually high-powered offensive attack of the Crimson was slow getting its engine started, and Harvard only led 25-13 at halftime...
Harvard then turned the game into a track meet, and Yale could not keep pace. Feaster began by coming up with a steal at the defensive end of the floor. Seconds later she converted a Seanor pass into a layup to cap off the play...
Andrew Bernstein, professor of philosophy at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, delivered a speech entitled "Pro-Choice is Pro-Life in which he detailed how the philosophy of objectives supports a woman's right to have an abortion...