Word: powerlessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While Pipes agreed with Wisse that Jews historically have been weak, he argued: "We are not powerless anymore...
...that you cannot walk through it without some trace of its shabby residue getting caught on your clothes, your papers or your ambition. But Out There was the last place where this woman could talk with her daughter. Now, it seems, she watches helplessly over a transformation she feels powerless to prevent...
...tried modifying his antiabortion stance. He called for a "declaration of tolerance" in the G.O.P. platform's pro-life plank. "That's non-negotiable," he said, but quickly caved in to the party's hard-line antiabortion forces. Dole appeared unsure of what he believed and, even worse, seemed powerless to achieve what he wanted even when he knew what it was. To win over the party's most conservative activists--and it is they who largely controlled the nomination process--Dole bent himself out of shape. As a moderate, mainstream Republican in the mold of his hero, Dwight Eisenhower...
...than 5%? If our society were committed to full employment at a living wage, it would make sense to end welfare for able-bodied people. But where is the concern of Congress for those pushed into a job market that cannot support them? Instead of targeting the poor and powerless in making budget cuts, why doesn't Congress look to the wealthy and powerful? Why not set time limits for the billions of dollars in subsidies and tax breaks that constitute corporate welfare? RICHARD BARSANTI Western Springs, Illinois...
...article warns us that he is building the "world's largest underground chemical-weapons plant" to produce nerve gas [WORLD, April 1]. Industrialized and developing countries are equally threatened by megalomaniacs playing with the most destructive gadgets man has ever created. Democracy is threatened, and the superpowers seem as powerless as banana republics. HELENE THIBAULT Ottawa...