Word: prodding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this respect every event is a historical singularity. But cracks in a world which we must strive to make perfect surround us. And not just cracks, but major breaches of ethics and humanity. The enduring power of the Holocaust is its ability to wake us from moral slumber and prod us into action...
...actually proposed this to king of prod them,to get them to move a little faster on it," thevice mayor said
...which investigates accidents, has exhorted the Federal Aviation Administration to be more aggressive in studying, monitoring and regulating the way following aircraft navigate wake vortex. Now, even if such turbulence fails to account for Flight 427's crash, the Safety Board has trained sufficient attention on wake vortex to prod the FAA into action...
...real-life brawler whose father is in prison for murder. "Oliver played an incessant barrage of wild music to get you going. The crew would jam the music, then fire shotguns into the air." All the actors felt this electricity, like a searchlight or a cattle prod. "Oliver shot at a feverish pace," Sizemore says, "54 days and no standing around. It was managed chaos...
Here's the latest Clinton plot twist: Can Dan Rostenkowski prod the big health-care bill through his Ways and Means Committee before he's indicted on low-rent financial-irregularities charges? With the fate of the entire presidency allegedly resting on the shoulders of this unlikely hero, one can only note that even Melrose Place pays some obeisance to the notion of ^ plausibility. Still, we all want to see what happens next...