Word: promptness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...believing that we did this by mistake," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "And even if it was a mistake, they believe the fact that such a mistake was possible is a sign that the U.S. doesn?t take China seriously as a power, and that?s going to prompt them be very obstructive in order to get Washington?s attention." Even before the bombing, China was stung by the fact that the U.S. had ignored its opinions in proceeding to attack Yugoslavia, and by the impression that President Clinton hadn?t been adequately prepared for Prime Minister Zhu Rongji...
...Modern Art.) His strategy, according to MOMA, is to subvert "the elitist mythologies of artistic creation and production." And so forth. Such claims are counters in a solemn Laputan game whose object is to ratify the countercultural status of a given artist and thereby justify his (or her) prompt entry into the cultural pantheon...
...consumer reheating instructions are particularly important, says TIME health reporter Janice Horowitz, because the department is still relying essentially on voluntary compliance by the industry -- though expectations are that the bad publicity generated by listeria outbreaks in the past will prompt manufacturers to quickly follow the Agriculture Department?s recommendations. Last year, for example, 21 people died and more than 100 fell sick from a listeria contamination that prompted a recall of some Sara Lee meat products. For optimum food safety, says Horowitz, thorough cooking of all meats -- not just pre-cooked meats -- is the most effective...
...claim to feel great but look disheveled and despondent in person. In an extreme case, notes Russ Newman, executive director of the American Psychological Association, a person could be talking to the online therapist while pointing a gun at his head; a dismissive comment from the therapist might just prompt the person to pull the trigger...
...quickly from set to set. Each band played up to a half-hour of selections. With a range that spanned from noise rock to soul classics, it would have been impossible to compare the bands on their relative musical "merit." Instead, it seems that audience response determined the judges' prompt verdict. The Battle's champion was 98%, whose covers of "Soul Man" and "That's the Way I Like It" created a flood of dancing bodies, which ran up the aisles and swept chairs out of the way. Shame on the audience for holding onto their inhibitions until the very...