Word: roam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then there's the real world consequence of membership. Association with any group exacts costs of inclusion, some ideological, some financial and some ethical. For four years I've seen too many folks in tuxedos and sequins with glassy teeth and eyes roam down Mt. Auburn St. on weekend nights. Not that the people inside them are bad. But they may already believe that wearing the tuxedos is the real thing in life...
...based war on drugs, Fujimori would not eradicate Peru's vast coca-growing areas with herbicides, but would train farmers to plant replacement crops such as achiote and coffee. He also told TIME, "I'm not going to dialogue with the Sendero," the Shining Path guerrillas who roam freely in at least one-third of the country. But he added, "It's completely illusory to think that you can solve the problem with arms...
...greatest danger -- to Chamorro and to the U.S. -- comes from the Sandinista People's Army and the internal police. Hard-liners in the F.S.L.N. are balking at turning over control of the security forces to Chamorro, and many fear vengeance from the contras who still roam the countryside. The Sandinistas want the rebels to disband first. The contras in turn have expressed reluctance to put down their weapons until after Chamorro takes power on April...
...myths in the culture, but unless you happen to have studied Islamic manuscripts, you might be wondering what the characters in the paintings are actually doing. But if you guessed that, in this idealized world, the princes easily vanquish ugly demons in flower-strewn gardens, or that magical beasts roam emerald green fields as gilded clouds roll through indigo skies, you would probably be right...
Grocery shopping and tots usually don't mix. Putting the little ones in the & shopping cart means less room for groceries, and letting them roam free in the aisles has its own hazards. But at least two food chains have come up with a savvy solution: pint-size shopping carts for children to push -- and fill -- right along with Mom or Dad. A&P has supplied eight of its stores in the Northeast with the little carts, while Florida-based Publix is using them in the Southeast. A&P imports the carts from West Germany at a cost...