Word: rubbings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...People come in to Harvard thinking they are one thing. But when they rub up against each other continue to grow," he says...
...there's the rub. With no clear constitutional standing and with allegiance from few outside the military's high command, the council is trying to impose its authority on a restless nation that could erupt any day in civil strife. Short of martial law, it is unlikely the council will be able to provide the glue for an electorate fractured along political, religious and ethnic lines. The Islamic Salvation Front (F.I.S.) shows no inclination to cooperate with the authorities who stole the party's electoral victory. Last week the fundamentalists and leaders of the two other main political parties...
...First put the lotion on your fingertips," the shop assistant murmurs. "Now rub it behind your neck. Now on your temples. Close your eyes and put your hands over your nose. Breathe deeply. How do you feel...
...years, avid readers of the New York Times took part of their favorite paper with them wherever they went -- whether they wanted to or not. The ink that went into "All the News That's Fit to Print" was notorious for its tendency to rub off onto the hands and subsequently the face, the clothes, the furniture and the walls of whoever touched it. Enterprising merchants peddled special gloves readers could wear while working their way through the paper...
Since Chanukah is not a major religious holiday, Shamir could work. The rub? He wouldn't get to be with his family during a family-oriented holiday. I bet he would be willing to give that up for world peace...