Word: podium
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though he had a relatively low profile, his intelligence and preparation left no doubt as to his capability to handle the job. Last night, the lifetime of hard work that put him behind the podium in front of a crowd also exposed him to the bullets of a 23-year-old assassin...
...possessed with a thirst for knowledge and had the same intensity in his conversations even then as you find on the lecture podium now," Epps says...
...Thought Figure Skating Was a Hostile Sport: Believing gold medalist Cathy Turner of the U.S. had knocked her off balance in the 500-m short-track speed-skating final, Chinese silver medalist Zhang Yanmei refused to pose with Turner at the podium and flung her bouquet to the ground. As China lodged a protest, Canadian Nathalie Lambert sympathized, calling Cathy Turner "the dirtiest skater." On Saturday, Turner was disqualified from the 1,000-m for illegally cutting off another competitor. Said Turner: "The judges were just waiting...
Most good teaching fellows in the sciences understand what it is like to be on the other side of the podium. In many cases, they sympathize with the workload imposed by two or three natural science courses and are willing to give students a break...
...with the congressional winter recess freeing him from legislative pressures, Clinton has turned the presidential podium into a source of moral guidance for the nation...