Word: ragingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...front line fear most is that Washington is preparing to declare victory and walk away from a battle that it is not winning, but was not serious about waging in the first place. Some critics charge such a turnabout is conceivable only because drug abuse, which continues to rage in poor ghetto areas, has sharply declined within the white middle class. If the Federal Government were to withdraw from the field, it would not be for the first time. In 1973 Richard Nixon announced that the U.S. had "turned the corner on drug addiction." The federal antidrug effort was allowed...
That may be harder than it seems. The ideological right wing seethed with rage at what it saw as Heseltine's betrayal in contesting Thatcher for the leadership. In an editorial, the London Times said the challenge was "monstrous cruel," exemplifying "squalid maneuvering by an introverted male establishment terrified it might lose office." Still, the voice of that same British establishment went on in its editorial to fault Thatcher for complacency. She was blamed for failing to defuse the threat to her position that had begun 10 days earlier with the devastating resignation speech in the House of Commons...
...There have to be some leaders on the people's side of the struggle who will seek to calm down the rage and tell people not to take revenge against the communists. I do not advocate annihilation of the Communist Party. I do not advocate making them go into exile like...
What was really shocking was discovering that the black world in America resembled the world I had left, the townships of South Africa -- the poor buildings, the bad roads, the hopelessness, the rage, the frustration on the faces of the black boys and girls I met. These were the same emotions I felt when I was fighting for my life under apartheid. Everyone in this country is an accomplice to what is happening in the black ghettos of America...
...boys' ignorance about their own backgrounds extends to religion. All were surprised when Markovitz told them that Christianity sprouted from Judaism. Until last year, three boys attended church regularly, but none could name his own priest. Nevertheless, Markovitz gave untiringly to his students, not once expressing any rage over their crimes. In return, the boys marveled at this forgiving little man who lavished so much talk and kindness and humor on them. "The rabbi is one of the nicest guys you could know," says Mike. The teens' parents concur, but they are also bitter about the public attention that surrounded...