Word: premiers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...read some reviews that are good, some that are terrible. There's a nervousness because it's unconventional. But I think overall people take the film seriously. In my opinion, Harmony is the premier artist of our time...
...China's president and who is its premier...
...Times. But the fact that any deal would have to pass both houses of Congress has Beijing doubting whether Mr. Clinton can deliver, even if they do manage to strike a deal. And, of course, that's a big "if." The two sides were reportedly close to agreement when Premier Zhu Rongji visited Washington in April, but the fallout from the Chinese nuclear espionage allegations prompted President Clinton to back out - a decision, according to the Times, he now deeply regrets...
...President Clinton isn't the only player constrained by domestic political concerns - WTO membership has become a flash point in the epic struggle between Chinese hard-liners and reformists for control of the country's economy. The reformers, led by Premier Zhu, hope to use the strict open-market conditions attached to WTO membership as a crowbar with which to open up China's economy. But hard-liners, fearing the social unrest that rapid reforms may bring, are digging in their heels against some of the conditions demanded by the industrialized nations. Despite renewed negotiation efforts, the changing domestic political...
...first year, playing with Steve on the Islanders, Dominic learned a lot from his older brother, who was--by Dominic's account--the premier player in the league that year. The next year, Dominic switched teams to play for the Aurora Tigers...