Word: phenomenons
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Even so, any break in so murderous a conflict is welcome. And the truce in Sudan well illustrates the strange phenomenon of Carter diplomacy. This time, at least, nobody is likely to denounce it as an unconscionable bribe to an outlaw state, as some did the North Korean agreement Carter got started last June--or as helping to legitimize a band of killers, the view some took of the cease-fire he brokered in Bosnia in December. Nor will he be accused of undermining official U.S. policy, a charge still heard six months after his last-minute success in paving...
This is not a new phenomenon. With my 22nd birthday a few months away, I have come to the realization that I will never be a "together" person. I will always be disorganized, disheveled, somewhat confused. But I'm not alone. I have also concluded that the world consists of two types of people: the "together" people, and the "non-together" people. While some people may be more of the extreme than others, everyone falls into one category or the other...
...Patrick's day may be gone, but shamrocksuperstition is a year-round phenomenon...
...most encouraging phenomenon is the growing recognition that forging and maintaining a sustainable society is the challenge for this and for all future generations," Nelson said in his speech last night...
...count in my last week's English 178x section yielded the following results: four ball-pointers, seven roller-ball-users and a lone pencil person. Hmmm. Is the roller-ball phenomenon a throwback from days of fountain pen prevalence? Perhaps proud owners cherish their Pilot Precises and their UniBall Deluxes for their decisive, permanent ink or for the little windows through which they can watch the ink go down and think, "boy, I sure write a lot!" The Harvard humanities notetaker comes to adore the flowing pages upon pages of intellectual-looking lecture notes...