Word: secret
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...meditation before St. George's iconostasis may have helped. When he returned to Moscow the next day, he carried with him an agreement to stop the shooting in Chechnya, disengage troops on the ground and set up a conciliation commission. He swaggered a bit, claiming he had a secret plan to end the Chechnya problem for good but had to talk with President Boris Yeltsin before making it public. And he boldly demanded that Yeltsin get rid of the Moscow official he blamed for Russia's latest bloody disaster in Chechnya, where a week of brutal combat has returned...
...Superman. Indulge in the fantasy of meeting the person who plays Superman. Sometimes they didn't even make a distinction. I could show up in blue jeans, and I'd still be Superman to them. And it was heartrending. But I would always have to admit to that secret sigh of relief as you close the door and go back to your own life. On the way out, I would say, 'Oh, thank God.' And now I'm on the other side of the door. And I have to stay in the room and be the one with the problem...
...island management keeps its tenants' identities a closely guarded secret, enforced by a 45-member security force that patrols the 216-acre island. The only access to Fisher Island is by private ferry, helicopter or yacht. If that doesn't keep the hoi polloi at bay, then property prices averaging nearly $2 million will...
...case of a "suspicious" event, such as seismic readings indicative of a test. Wary of espionage, China wanted to require a two-thirds vote of a 51-nation commission to authorize an inspection, while the United States pushed for a simple majority. In a week and a half of secret negotiations, the two nations agreed to split the difference to require 30 votes, or about 59 percent of the commission...
...case of a "suspicious" event, such as seismic readings indicative of a test. Wary of espionage, China wanted to require a two-thirds vote of a 51-nation commission to authorize an inspection, while the United States pushed for a simple majority. In a week and a half of secret negotiations, the two nations agreed to split the difference to require 30 votes, or about 59 percent of the commission...