Word: shifting
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...powerful figures who, like Mugabe, led their nations to independence from colonial rule but then turned into despots--to go quietly into the night. Zimbabwe's turn, says Tsvangirai, is long overdue. Speaking to TIME by phone from an undisclosed location in Zimbabwe, he said, "We need to shift from focusing on our independence and start focusing on our prosperity and freedom...
...clothing and fabric designer named Vuokko Nurmesniemi, who worked for Marimekko only from 1953 to 1960, who really forged the brand's simple styles and its legacy of distinctive silhouettes, including that of Kennedy's shift. As for the company's eye-popping Tasaraita stripes, these were developed in the '60s by Annika Rimala. The patterns have been designed mainly by freelance artists, the most famous being Maija Isola, who by the time she died in 2001 had created more than 500 prints for Marimekko. She was able to mastermind an astonishing range, from the intricate and folkloric Ananas...
...points system marks a positive shift toward limiting UK immigration in order to solve problems among immigrants already in Britain. The points system is a departure from the endless revision of anti-discrimination acts—namely, the 1965 Race Relations Act recently expanded to include discrimination against religion and beliefs. Most importantly, the change reflects a realization that socioeconomic problems for some immigrant groups are more complicated, costly, and permanent than policy makers previously supposed...
...nationalists fought for our independence, and they played that part gallantly. But today we need a new phase of democratic leadership. We do recognize the role the independence fighters played in winning our land from the colonialists - but they have run the country down. We need to shift from focusing on our independence, to start focusing on our prosperity and freedom...
...Amanda Watkins with two on and no out, Madick struck out the side, leaving the bases loaded.Sophomore Margaux Black held the Lions scoreless in her two-frame appearance. The Crimson defense backed up the effort on the mound, making only one error to Columbia’s five.A recent shift from starter to closer allowed Madick to throw for a combined six innings between the two games. Not allowing the Lions a single hit, Madick picked up her second and third saves of the season.HARVARD 10, COLUMBIA 3The first game of the day saw slightly better conditions and the same...