Word: respondents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...heroic picture of George Washington, because he thinks it looks too much "like a Moroccan house of ill repute." Says his wife Marlene: "He presents the same face to people in Washington that he does to our sons' friends. He's just comfortable in his own skin, and people respond...
...invisible legions of malevolent microbes are fighting back, and medicine is no longer so confident of winning the battle. Not only have many diseases caused by viruses, such as AIDS, proved to be extraordinarily difficult to cure, but even old, easily treated bacterial ailments do not always respond to drugs as they once did. Using marvelous powers of mutation, some strains of bacteria are transforming themselves into new breeds of superbugs that are invulnerable to some or all antibiotics...
...appears the West's steeliness is % more reactive than provocative. For months, Western patience with Iraq has been wearing thin. Since January, Saddam has tweaked his enemies time and again, counting on Bush, Major and French President Francois Mitterrand to be too distracted by domestic issues to respond. "Saddam concluded that with all its problems, the West lacked the stomach to go to war with him again," says a senior British diplomat. "He saw that as an excellent opportunity to push his luck...
...their ads. But that old one-size-fits-all approach won't wash today. Instead there is a growing recognition that cultural preferences and values influence what black consumers buy. A De Paul University study found, for example, that African Americans prefer products that acknowledge their ethnic heritage and respond best to ads that reflect the full panorama of the black community...
...chances. Last February it removed a safety catch from regulations by giving soldiers the authority to open fire in a wider range of circumstances. As before, a soldier is permitted to shoot in two situations: if his life is in danger or if a fleeing suspect does not respond to a warning to stop. But under the new rules, the definition of a life-threatening situation has been expanded and the amount of warning that must be given to absconders has been reduced...