Word: sheerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have watched crowds of black men and women lunge at the suspected killers, enveloping them and oozing onto the surrounding streets like volcanic lava. I have seen the sheer power of their hatred stop eight lanes of traffic and shatter bus windows. I have witnessed walls of white police officers dressed in riot gear equipped with tear gas, dogs and clubs and yet powered by much more. And I have stood between the two, helpless before the baying masses, but rigidly constrained by the iron wall of police...
...Japanese have announced all these plans, is their economy still dead in the water? The truth is that the sheer depth of Japan's crisis is beyond a simple menu of decisive action. Although some Tokyo policymakers may recognize that, much of the country is in denial. That's understandable, since the Japanese still enjoy one of the world's highest per-capita incomes. Moreover, this is an economy that since the 1980s has been heralded as a global model of success. This is the very system that allowed Japan to climb to greatness out of the ruins of World...
...force and the tragic loss of life was wrong." Jiang countered by insisting, "Had the Chinese government not taken the resolute measures, we could not have enjoyed the stability we are enjoying today." Without prompting, Jiang denied that China had tried to influence American politics with campaign donations ("sheer fabrication") and said that the government would be glad to begin talks with the Dalai Lama if only the Buddhist leader would unequivocally accept Chinese sovereignty over the region. (Translation: Don't expect the Dalai Lama to rush to the phone...
...will to power is what has kept us on his side after all these years. His stumbling, brilliant performance, cramped by stomach flu, in last year's play-offs overwhelmed the opposition by sheer force of spirit. Last week his halftime speech to his team in Game 3 against Utah was, "Let's bury these guys and make them think about it." They routed the Jazz by 42 points. Without the benefit of a rival (imagine Ali without Frazier, Navratilova without Evert) and without innovating the game (Dr. J had already defined the dunk), Jordan became the greatest player...
...sheer hypocrisy for countries that openly have nuclear weapons to ask others to stop developing and testing their own arms. Why is there such an outrage when some countries like the U.S. have 12,070 warheads, while others like India have only about 65 warheads? Either the nations of the world should ban nuclear testing entirely or accept the fact that other countries will also use nuclear weapons to attain power. TANVI H. CHHEDA Jericho...