Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...uncertainty that fogs the former U.S.S.R. is not misplaced. At the same time, the world should remind itself that coexistence with a unitary Soviet state for seven decades was not anxiety-free, and that its deconstruction is not necessarily a bad thing. Though Gorbachev insisted that he intended to retain the union and advance freedom, there was no way he could do both. In the face of the republics' passionate rejection of the central government, the Communist Party and Russian domination, Moscow could have held the union together only with armed force...
...step, most prices are to be freed from government control this week, although the cost of basics like bread, milk, salt, medicine and vodka will still be regulated. The results may be no more satisfactory than those of perestroika because many state-run monopolies, including wholesale and retail suppliers, retain their paralyzing grip on the distribution system. With hyperinflation a real threat, much of the population feels menaced by poverty as well as hunger this winter...
Since the beginning of the case, Harvard has claimed that Llopis actively sought to retain his amateur status, and not turn professional...
There is a Boston-area Writing, Theater and Outing Club designed to help girls learn to "resist" society's pressures and retain their own voices. Other ongoing studies include one dealing with "girls at risk" in an urban public school and an effort to "explore the connection between women and girls" through a series of workshops and seminars...
Llopis played largely on the junior level, but was called up to the senior team for 20 games in the 1989-90 season. Llopis, however, sought to retain his amateur status by refusing to sign a contract or take an agent...