Word: present
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...visit to Moscow six weeks earlier, Chirac applauded U.S.-Soviet arms-control negotiations but then defended nuclear deterrence as Europe's peacekeeper over the past 40 years. Ryzhkov replied with a detailed discussion of Soviet arms-reduction aims and complained about France's nuclear policy. "Unfortunately," he declared, "at present we do not see France among those who intervene against nuclear deterrence or those who wish to halt the roulette of military peril in Europe...
...before cleaning look disgustingly cruddy, while those taken afterward are washed down, inpainted and appallingly Disneyish. It is true that Michelangelo's lunettes had suffered from water seepage and required some restoration, but the vast barrel vault itself was relatively pristine; it did not need cleaning. The frescoes now present a fresh Michelangelo whose tie has been straightened to the strangulation point and whose ears are scoured until the ears themselves disappear. The "conservation" that has been done on the Sistine Chapel may be good for tourism, but it is death for the frescoes...
Suppressing the debate, however, would have consequences stretching well beyond the Games. Chun's seven-year term of office ends next February, and he has repeatedly said he will step down at that time. But under South Korea's present voting machinery, his successor would be chosen by a large electoral college, a system that favors the ruling Democratic Justice Party, which is dominated by the military. Without a change in the system before the next election, the opposition would have no hope of reaching power...
Perhaps the greatest advantage to the defense is the "Article 32" pretrial hearing now under way in both cases. A grand jury proceeding, the nearest civilian equivalent, hears the prosecution's case without the defendant or his lawyers present. At Article 32 hearings, the defense is not only present but can challenge witnesses and call its own. Even William Kunstler, the activist attorney representing Lonetree, concedes that "at the end of Article 32, the defense knows almost everything that the prosecution...
...rest rooms and in a small section of the cafeteria. Eastman Kodak has democratized the decision-making process. Employees vote on whether common work areas should be smoke-free. While smoking is generally banned in conference rooms, exceptions can be made if there are no objections from anyone present...