Word: rising
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last year I took a freshman seminar on the rise of the Asia-Pacific Rim, so I already fully tasted what it is like to be defending a country that is commonly regarded as possessing a hellish human rights record. It seems very likely that I will have to continue fighting against popular views in sections and papers this term...
...rights have a wrong vision at this moment. In China, the number of cultural elites is at an all-time low. They are properly educated and pretty well off, which in turn allows them ample time to ponder over things other than the basic requirements of life. When they rise to speak up for themselves, they tend to overlook the majority of the Chinese, who are leading a life completely different from their own: those who are out there struggling in the fields to make ends meet and to whom it never occurs that they should demand anything more than...
...elimination of cable rate caps may cause local cable bills to rise, at least initially. But if phone companies and other new competitors enter the market, rates could ultimately be driven down. Similarly, more competition in local and long-distance phone services should result in lower rates. But the picture is complicated by the fact that any potential provider of local phone service will first have to negotiate with the local Bell company to lease existing phone lines. The Federal Communications Commission will establish rules in the next few months to guide these transactions; the bill requires that local phone...
...white socks and loafers--often enough with his cuffs casually rolled up so we could better appreciate the flash of his footwork. If the sinuous elegance of his great (and friendly) rival shone most brilliantly on the polished surface of a ballroom floor, Kelly's robust athleticism seemed to rise most exuberantly from a gritty city sidewalk. Astaire put us in touch with our romantic ideals and with that perfection of manner the rest of us attain only in our more blissful daydreams. At his best, Kelly reminded us that, in reality, we are obliged to improvise our happiness with...
...Jones climbed 58.53 points Monday to close at 5,600.15, bringing its gains to more than 9.4 percent so far this year and its rise to more than 41 percent for the past 12 months. Big Board volume totaled 397.83 million shares as of 4 p.m. The NYSE's composite index rose 2.26 to 351.70. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 5.09 to 661.46. The Nasdaq composite index gained 0.66 to close at 1095.26. The AMEX market value inex fell 1.55 to 562.46.In London, Gold closed...