Word: shaken
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shabab are back on the streets by 6 in the morning, reclaiming their territory and gathering information. The news leaves them visibly shaken: Israeli soldiers stormed Abdel Nasser's house at 1:30 a.m. and hauled him off for interrogation. Seventeen other Palestinians were also arrested. "There is no escape from this nightmare," says Jamal, recalling his own time behind bars. "One night I even dreamed the soldiers had come and taken me away to prison." He awoke to the sound of soldiers bursting through the door...
...idiocy as big as the Matterhorn." Swiss voters, though, viewed the issue with great seriousness: 68.6% of them turned out, more than have shown up for any other of the < country's incessant referendums in the past 15 years. The army will remain, but it has been sharply shaken and irrevocably affected...
...Malacanang Palace grounds, even Aquino's staff was shaken. Said assistant press secretary Lourdes Sytangco: "It looks as if the rebels have the upper hand...
...long as I'm looking for the silver lining, I may as well also mention that I'd rather be inside Quincy House being shaken all to hell than outside all winter doing the shaking...
...political jitters that the abortion issue is raising has shaken one major abortion case right off the court's calendar. The case, Turnock v. Ragsdale, involved Illinois laws that would have required abortion clinics to be equipped like hospitals, an imposition so costly that many would have been forced to close their doors. Both sides thought the case was the one this term most likely to give the court an opportunity to repeal Roe. But after weeks of negotiation, a settlement was announced last week between the state and the American Civil Liberties Union, which was representing a doctor...