Word: scheme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April 23 election, Gaullist Prime Minister Edouard Balladur has recently seen his high poll ratings nose-dive. His campaign was badly damaged by revelations that Pasqua, a Balladur supporter, authorized an illegal wiretap last December on the father-in-law of a judge investigating an illegal campaign-funding scheme in Pasqua's district west of Paris...
...neoclassical sculpture, a fact that the exhibit tries to play up. Similarly, a marginalized artist's interest in a patriarchal icon like Longfellow is intended to serve as a metaphor for the difficulty of communication between members of a society polarized by racial and gender issues. In the grand scheme of "Images and Identities," Edmonia Lewis is seen not as an artist, but as a symbol. The subtle condescension towards Lewis is one of the exhibit's central flaws. It can't decide whether it wants to be a showcase of Lewis' works, or a political statement...
...deliver cards and presents at Christmastime. Besides, the 206-year-old service is planning for its survival -- experimenting with ventures ranging from stamp collectors' services on CD-ROM to the certification of business- related electronic communications, similar to what it now does for postmarked, certified and registered mail. Another scheme would locate electronic kiosks in post offices, allowing Americans without private Internet connections to exchange E-mail and tap into online services offered by a growing number of government agencies, including the Social Security Administration and the Federal Communications Commission...
...then I'd look like an even bigger idiot. And I already look like that King George guy." Beneath the hype and the dress, Hanks is a good guy who knows how to make people feel at ease, even plebeian reporters. He knew his place in the scheme of the evening...
...broad scheme of things, the Crimson ended the weekend in much better shape than one might think. First-place Clarkson lost both of its games as well, creating a first-place tie with Brown, who defeated Dart-mouth and Vermont...