Word: reaction
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mandela, who has a television and radio in his three-bedroom house at Victor Verster Prison, heard the angry reaction of his supporters. In a statement released last Wednesday, he repeated his conviction that a government "dialogue with the mass democratic movement, and in particular with the African National Congress, is the only way of ending violence and bringing peace." His intention, he told his followers, was "to contribute to the creation of the climate" that would lead to such negotiations. Black leaders immediately began downplaying their resentment, and Chikane retreated. "I welcome Mr. Mandela's commitment" to creating such...
...know, the Supreme Court's recent decision on flag-burning has touched off quite a reaction across the nation. Here in Louisiana, where the Supreme Court has never been particularly well-liked, folks have been down-right offensive...
...perceived violaton of that high level of trust built up between University officials and community members, Allston-Brighton residents say, that spurred the intense reaction against Harvard when it announced the intended purchase of 230 Western Ave. last month...
...strongly worded message to the Group of Seven echoed earlier Chinese reaction to sanctions individually imposed by some of the seven, including the United States and France, after the Chinese army crushed the protests June...
...escorted to the writer's hotel room by two plainclothesmen. The luxurious Taj Coromandel is overrun by an international gathering of leather-goods manufacturers, and for all anyone can tell, Naipaul and his group could have just concluded an agreement to turn sacred cows into discount luggage. His reaction to the interview indicates that he would have found such a deal more interesting. "They were criminals with nothing to say," he remarks impatiently. "No patterned narrative, just fanatical belief...