Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...challenge. But if anyone is ready, it is Uganda's Museveni, an ex-Marxist who has spearheaded one of the most remarkable economic and social comebacks in the world. Not only has Museveni reinvigorated a country that was once a synonym for horror, but he is also exerting profound influence across the breadth of sub-Saharan Africa. Old friends, proteges and disciples have either gained power or, as in Kabila's case, are in the process of winning it, from the Great Lakes region north to Sudan and west to the mouth of the Congo...
...family is not touchy-feely. Handshakes are profound emotional gestures. But occasionally when I cooked popcorn late at night, I'd bring Grandma a small bowl. I think she appreciated it, even if it was burned...
...There appears to have been a profound erosion around the edges, and now, down the center of reading period," Gomes said, making reference to sections, lectures, and some exams being given after the formal end of classes...
...intelligence through the UFO phenomenon. It is easy to use the Heaven's Gate tragedy to debunk the entire range of phenomena associated with possible visitations, ignoring government cover-ups of reverse engineering and of radical new concepts in free-energy generation. We are in the midst of a profound scientific revolution, and the popular press needs to get beyond denial and become more open to these vexing questions. BRIAN O'LEARY Haiku, Hawaii
...Wells and the substance it imparted to his fantasies. Evil (and, for that matter, good) should be something more than a spectacular design conceit. After the nice and not-nice E.T.s wow us with their first striking appearances, they have an obligation to grip us in slightly more profound ways. Although the cast, led by Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich, tries hard, they don't make a deep impression. "Like everyone and everything else in this movie, Willis runs hard and fast and with a certain style," notes Schickel. "But neither he nor his director can entirely disguise the fact...