Word: signal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...National People's Congress demanded that "resolute measures" be taken to curb activity at the wall, which, they charge, is being exploited "as a platform for a tiny number of people to foment disturbances" and to "plunge the nation into chaos." Some observers fear that that charge could signal a campaign to put new restrictions on democracy wall, the only place in China where free expression is genuinely tolerated...
...bitter political infighting that characterized this election and the LDP's shrinking majority signal several political changes for Japan. The election results confirm that the LDP's salad days of dictating policy and setting the national agenda are over. Ohira needs to forge a new coalition of moderate-centrist opposition groups like the New Liberal Club, the Democratic Socialist Party and the Komeito "clean government" party to get legislation through the Diet. But working in this "period of equal balanced forces" requires wily and forceful leadership...
Though the promised release of some hostages was a signal that progress was possible, the basic situation was totally unchanged...
With Bulldog fans choking on their pop corn and daiquiris, Yale took the kick-off and started to move for the first time. With John Rogan taking over the signal-calling, the Elis confidently marched down-field. A 29-yd. John Nitti gallop gave Yale a first and 10 at the Crimson 21. Rogan rolled to the Harvard 9 just tow plays later, and Hill scampered to a first and goal at the four...
Opening day was perfect, St. John--living in the shadow of Brian Buckley's and Ron Cuccia's academic exile and the even bigger dark space left by the graduation of Larry Brown-showed that he belonged in an elite signal-calling fraternity. He completed 10 of 17 for 153 yds., but, even more importantly, established himself as a leader...