Word: parlous
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...Alexander Rutskoi, or the outspoken parliamentarian Ruslan Khasbulatov, who was elected speaker as Yeltsin's ally but now spearheads the charge to reduce the power of the presidency. So far, none has emerged as an alternative center of power, but together they act as a substantial drag on the parlous progress of reform...
...company in crisis, and the swarm of challenges it faces makes it emblematic of a whole culture in crisis. The Kirov, like virtually all the major performing troupes in the former Soviet Union -- the Bolshoi and countless folk and choral groups -- is struggling to survive in a parlous new era. When the communist regime dissolved and the economy collapsed, these institutions were cast adrift. The Kirov's subsidy was cut from 95% of its budget to 35%, and it will sink lower. Gergiev has the double task of keeping his treasure functioning at all and at the same time hauling...
Here we all were, fretting over the parlous state of rock, and help was on the way even while we were dithering. All of a sudden there's a clutch of superb albums out there: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes' Better Days; Robbie Robertson's Storyville; Van Morrison's Hymns to the Silence. And now, to put the capper on the company, U2's dashing, demanding Achtung Baby...
...yuppie mystique was built around a sense of generational entitlement that had its roots in the prosperity of the 1950s and '60s. In these more parlous times, there is an undeniable tempering of wanton consumption, but affluent baby boomers cannot cast off the experiences of a lifetime merely by switching outfits at the Gap. As marketing consultant Judith Langer puts it, "Values don't change overnight. Life-styles don't change overnight...
Despite his parlous political condition, Bush continued to sound his uncertain trumpet on behalf of Republican candidates. A few gave a polite "thanks, but no thanks" to his offers of assistance, a sure sign of slippage. Vermont Representative Peter Smith even used a presidential appearance on his behalf to dissociate himself from Bush's policies. But most G.O.P. candidates stood dutifully beside their President, smiled and hoped for the best. None could accuse Bush of shirking. From May Day to Election Day, he made more than 100 stops for 63 candidates and helped raise about $80 million in campaign funds...