Word: safes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...under way [Aug. 18]. Though ordinary life for some residents has been disrupted, most of them are proud of the fact that the Olympic Games are finally being hosted here in their home city and hope that the event will be remembered as one of the most successful and safe in history. I can imagine foreigners reading this piece and fearing our capital as an intimidating hellhole. This is so far from the truth. Mao Yilei, Beijing...
...natural that Obama's only question cut straight to the factor beyond his own ability to shape his destiny. And as gambles go, late August weather in Denver is a pretty safe one. The blockbuster thunderstorms of June and July, when the sky goes jet black and the hail falls amid the whirlwinds, give way to gentler days and soft evenings...
...safe to assume Obama let out his own sigh about that same moment. He is halfway through his convention now at a critical juncture in his improbable campaign. His early summer lead in national polls has evaporated, and many Democrats have become skittish. A number of leading liberal writers have started spinning out preliminary theories about why the most effective political organization in years is doomed. Yet he surely knows it could be worse...
...heard similar reports of injuries to civilians and refugees in Georgia, which she hopes to investigate. "When people begin to run, they run for places that they know are safe - schools, churches, community centers - and those are the first things that are mined," she said...
...That time was not wasted," David Corker, Gadd's attorney, said. "It enabled Mr. Gadd and others to put into practice a plan for his proper and safe arrival here." Fearing that he could be attacked or murdered, Gadd has requested 24-hour police protection...