Word: sightedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Especially in the midst of the numerous academic assignments due in reading and exam period, it's easy to become myopically ensconced in work and lose sight of why we do this work in the first place and who is supporting us in completing it. My mom's visit was a reminder to me that my life comprises more than my academic priorities. The opportunities we have to spend time with those who have guided and encouraged us--parents, teachers, friends--should not be missed solely for the seemingly insatiable demands of schoolwork...
...Yeltsin has become a prisoner of his own nightmares--that he and his family will be persecuted or prosecuted by political enemies once he leaves office, that the sort of slights and humiliations he has inflicted on others will be visited upon him. He has plenty to fear. The sight of deputies accusing an incumbent President of high treason is a worrying reminder of how bad things could be for him when he leaves office. And impeachment was not his first nasty fright. Just two months ago, when his daughter Tatyana's name surfaced publicly in connection with an investigation...
...Just seeing his strength and his obvious tenacity," says Norton, convinces him that Mallory and Irvine "both made it and met their demise on their way down." Still, just as the discovery of the Titanic's fragmented hull stripped that timeless tragedy of some of its fascination, so the sight of Mallory's mortal remains somehow makes this larger-than-life figure more human--and more vulnerable...
...Skopje a few weeks ago in one of the Air Force's Lockheed C-130s, he got the ride of his life. The problem for potential future visitors: Talbott's plane was "painted," meaning that the Serbian military's antiaircraft system had got the plane in its target sight. Talbott's flight crew immediately began to swoop violently and dive the plane to make it harder to hit, tossing a few passengers about and causing at least one to start crossing himself furiously. The plane was landed safely. But every U.S. official since then has taken the long road--literally...
...would be embarrassing to be seen kicking a roll of toilet paper in public. You're probably right. It's a waste of time that could be spent doing productive things, like writing a paper or searching for a job. But in the gathering twilight, it's a beautiful sight--the graceful kick, the white toilet ball sailing into the air, the arching catch. I honestly don't remember the last time I had so much fun. Due to sweeping demand, we're thinking or organizing a toilet ball championship to be held every spring: the Quincy Toilet Bowl...