Word: rampant
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...fixation on factionalized agendas have merely relegated elections to an oscillation between party majorities—the stifling polarization and “factions” that George Washington warned against in his farewell address. Even insiders, like retiring Ind. Senator Evan Bayh, contest the growing inefficiencies of rampant party-line voting, confirmed by the apex of legislative inefficiency...
...Soudire agrees; one of her slogans is "No to orphanages." Part of what makes UNICEF's mission so urgent is the rampant child trafficking in Haiti, the western hemisphere's poorest nation. There are some responsible orphanages in the country, to be sure, but there are also scores of loosely monitored ones, and children who end up in the latter often get "adopted" by people who turn them into household slaves called restaveks or force them into prostitution. One of the more bizarre elements of the saga surrounding the 10 U.S. missionaries who were caught trying to ferry...
...shot with a dad’s camcorder. Kevin Smith, in all ways possible, dropped the ball. The story has absolutely no stakes, no worthwhile subplots, nor any reason for the audience to have a vested interest in what is happening on the screen. Despite its R rating and rampant profanity, “Cop Out” is a PG-13 comedy overdosed on unnecessary sex jokes and crude language. A taint on even as poor a filmography as Kevin Smith’s recent works, “Cop Out?...
...Spain is a member of the so-called PIIGS group of troubled European economies--is carrying a deficit close to 13% of GDP, more than four times the E.U. limit. Part of the blame for Greece's economic woes has been placed on padded public-sector wages and rampant tax evasion. Proposed austerity measures, which include a pay freeze for government employees, prompted thousands to go on strike. European leaders, who fear that Greece's troubles will trigger widespread financial strain in the region, are mulling over a rescue plan that could include regional loans or financial aid from...
...governments face an era of diminished resources, they will need a better understanding of how and why crime rates tumbled. A sour economy need not mean a return to lawless streets, but continued success in fighting crime will require more brains, especially in those neighborhoods where violence is still rampant and public safety is a tattered dream...