Word: prospect
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gets worse. Douglas's reign could turn out to be corrupt, full of devious back-door promotional dealings in New York and rigged fights in Vegas. Another prospect--frightening for the new victor, of course--is the return of the dethroned champ with a vengeance. The old guard is down...
None of Germany's neighbors have been cheering the prospect of its rebirth as the largest European state and economy west of the U.S.S.R. The Soviets, with their carefully nurtured memories of World War II, have been the most negative of all. Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has referred to "the revival of sinister shadows of the past" and said the world needs guarantees that the danger of war will never again arise in Germany. The Soviet Union's own borders will have to be firmly secured, Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev insisted last week, reflecting Soviet irritation at Kohl for refusing...
...often the fragile peace process. Last week's brutal gun-and- grenade attack on an excursion bus in Egypt killed nine Israeli tourists but also claimed a tenth victim: a hoped-for meeting between U.S., Egyptian and Israeli officials to try to get stalled talks moving again. The prospect of an imminent get-together was dashed by the raid, which also left 20 Israelis injured...
...prospect for liberalization in South Africa has become real, it makes sense that the Board should follow the advice of its new resident expert...
Kohl welcomed Modrow's proposal, but he dismissed any prospect of a West German withdrawal from NATO. Perhaps in an attempt to downplay Modrow and his pitch for neutrality, Kohl said he will not discuss unification with East Berlin until after East Germans go to the polls in mid-March. But unification has emerged as the primary campaign issue in both East Germany and West Germany, which will hold its national elections in December. Already Kohl and his fellow politicians are seeking out like-minded brethren on the other side of the border, funneling campaign money and building alliances that...