Word: shifting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Coach Caples, as well as the playersthemselves, were aware of the momentum shift thatwas occurring...
Democracy is fraying at the edges of the fragile, but surprisingly successful, Bosnian peace deal, while the Middle East peace process, nearly left for dead, now shows signs of resuscitation. And, contrary to the strangely clairvoyant movie Wag the Dog, in reality, Albanian tragedies are not enough to shift our attention away from Presidential...
Since the Hymietown episode, there has been a huge and heartening psychological shift in black America that is only now becoming evident. Paradoxically, the very belligerence of Farrakhan's defense of Jackson was proof of its futility. Farrakhan did not have a clue about how the power game is really played (and still does not), and so the best he could do was issue empty threats. In contrast, Bernice King's calm, stately defense of Clinton bespoke a newfound political self-confidence among African Americans. At some point during the past 14 years, many black Americans decided to stop acting...
...response to Steffens? As I like to say in my daily online column: Wrong! Sure, some people shift in and out of stocks so rapidly that they undermine their returns. Some people also gamble compulsively. Others drink too much or abuse drugs. Overdoing anything can be hazardous. But overtrading is no more the fault of low-cost, online investing than America's swelling waistlines are the fault of its ever more efficient farmers...
...decades the number of new heart attacks in the U.S. was declining. That trend may be over. A study published last week shows that since 1987 the overall rate has flattened out--and among black women it has gone up. Researchers can't explain the shift, but remember: Exercise, eat right, and quit smoking...