Word: saviorism
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...this village of Padiai in the Oecussi district, 110 miles west of Dili, the capital. Most of their homes are still charred remnants of the militia's rampage six months ago. Virtually everybody has a tale of torture, rape or murder. But Gusmao has come to them as savior and healer. After 500 years of Portuguese colonization and 24 more of Indonesian occupation, the people of East Timor now revel in one man's promise of freedom from fear...
...night to finish tied for third in the Ivies with the Crimson. The finish gives Harvard some hope going in to next year, with the four freshmen gaining more experience and Clemente taking control as a senior. However, at least for one night, Long reminded everyone who the real savior was, the player who kept the Crimson afloat while Clemente nursed an eye injury, the senior who sometimes played with four freshmen on the court. Instead of taking the finish with satisfaction, some players looked at the season with less pleasure...
Doran fell at No. 1 in the tiebreaker, setting up Green, as the savior...
...having a blast, breaking rules, insulting voters and reporters and staff members with glee, Bush was doing half the work with twice the effort. Maybe this wasn't exactly what he signed on for, when all those delegations were flying down to Austin and begging him to be the savior of the party. Now he had to do the begging, explain why someone who brags that he never wanted to be President actually deserves...
Monti often played the role of team savior, leading the Crimson out of the tight Dartmouth press and hitting difficult outside shots with the clock ticking down and the Big Green defense taking away all other options...