Word: shows
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prayer is that the new Pope identifies with the poor and oppressed of the world, so that future covers of TIME symbolizing the office will show a simple wooden cross-such as Bishop Dom Helder Câmara wears-indicating a papacy that enters into the suffering of others...
...criminal justice system, of course, depends on civilian witnesses, as well as the police. In many in stances, say prosecutors around the country, the loss of one key witness means no case. Though statistics of witness no-shows are spotty and hard to come by, a recent study in high-crime Brooklyn, N.Y., by the Vera Institute of Justice found that as many as half the witnesses required to come to court for trial just did not show...
...Brooklyn, Mark Feinstein, executive director of Vera Institute's Victim/ Witness Assistance Project, admits that intimidation accounts for some no-shows. But more are due to misunderstanding of the criminal-justice system. Lots of people call for a cop to protect them, but, says Feinstein bluntly: "The large majority have no intention of going to court when they make their complaint." To combat disaffection, the Vera program provides a special reception center for witnesses in the courthouse, free transportation to court, day care for witnesses' children, a "victim's hot line" so prospective witnesses can get instant...
...which underscores the power and versatility that the Sisters gain from sheer size. Different though they are, they all-again like real sisters-show a strong family resemblance. They are all vertically integrated companies controlling the flow of oil from well through pipeline and refinery to gasoline pump. All are multinationals; Shell operates in well over 100 countries, Exxon nearly as many...
...didn't even get his facts straight. The Farber case seems to have this effect. He had "discovered" that Farber had a $75,000 advance for a book (though this fact had been mentioned in court records and in the Times); assumed that Farber had been willing to show his publisher materials that he wouldn't show the judge (he hadn't); and assumed Farber needed a conviction in the murder case to make the book a success (Farber had turned down a movie offer because it seemed premised on a guilty verdict). Farber...