Word: sighs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when the coup takes place, that will lead to civil war." But the real specter is chaos. Many of St. Petersburg's citizens fear that social and political instability caused by shortages will bring bloodshed. "When you see their faces," said a member of the city council with a sigh, "they are very tense, but that is because our life itself is so tense...
...some uncomfortable time in the courtroom. He is also very upset that his father's brutal assassination is being re-examined with the release of Oliver Stone's controversial JFK. "Maybe I'll just have to leave town," says the 31-year- old Manhattan assistant district attorney with a sigh...
...with every bit of the doting possessiveness. Annie's budding maturity means that George can no longer even pretend he is young; her engagement is a renunciation of their old flirtatious bond. "I was no longer the man in my little girl's life," he says with a sigh. For this father, a wedding is a funeral...
When Eduard Shevardnadze abruptly resigned as Soviet Foreign Minister last December, warning of a coming dictatorship, he provoked widespread shock and alarm. His reappointment last week brought an international sigh of relief...
This year, according to seasoned observers, the ticket situation is tighter than ever. People at the Harvard Ticket Office, who (seem to) sigh with longing for a return of the bad old days, point out that the team is good this year and alumni want to see it. Yale tickets are not made available to the non-alumni Boston public, but the local newspapers have built up the hometown boys as the heroes...