Word: profound
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...damaged Iran and called for stability. "[Instability] can be very damaging economically," he warned. "Foreign and domestic investment could decrease and Iran?s risk factor could rise." The very fact of a doyen of Iran?s Islamic revolution expressing concern over the country?s AAA rating signals a profound shift ? even the conservatives need Iran to make peace with the Arab world and the West. Iran?s oil revenues financed the Islamic revolution, and the long-term decline in world oil prices has left the country hurting economically. "Even the conservatives are agreed on the priority of opening...
...James Bond" theme, Play is subtler in sound. Moby intricately combines gospel and blues samples with modern instrumentation to form a hybrid of old and new. Songs like the haunting "Why does my heart feel so bad?" and the jaunty "Run On" are distinctly modern yet also contain profound echoes of the past...
...vintner friend (Beatrice Romand). Here is a film attentive to the generosity of friendship, the cruelty of courtship. As Riviere says, "I want all men to love me, especially those I don't love." But she, Romand and young ravisher Alexia Portal give viewers plenty to love. Modestly profound, Autumn Tale has the savor of a great wine from a small vineyard...
...Showa (Enlightened Peace) spanned the greater part of a 20th century during which the struggle between war and peace raged. A decade ago, I witnessed firsthand the final moments of the Showa era with the Emperor's death, and I was highly honored to have been charged with the profound responsibility as government spokesman of announcing the name of the new era of imperial rule, Heisei, which means "Achieving Peace." Thus the legacy of Emperor Showa lives on in his son, Emperor Akihito. We must all make the utmost effort to live up to the name of this...
...stipulate that the "reinvigoration of his faith" is genuine--but it's also helpful in the here and now. Former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed says, "His testimony of a profound faith experience does not act as a surrogate for being acceptable on the issue, but it does make it easier to give him the benefit of the doubt because he shares the grassroots faith and values...