Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could mark the beginning of the end of the reformist cycle that started after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985. The powers of the parliament have been so watered down in the new constitution that it is virtually impossible for Deputies to remove Yeltsin from office. But a solid Yeltsin opposition with a majority in the new parliament could obstruct government-reform policies. The result would be a return to the debilitating power struggle that triggered Yeltsin's dramatic 1993 showdown with the old parliament...
...Democratic Party exploded onto the Russian political scene with a sensational 22.9% of the vote in the December 1993 parliamentary elections. Now, after two years of his bad-boy antics, the Russian electorate appears to be growing weary of Zhirinovsky. Although he can count on enough support from his solid following among the lumpen proletariat to remain a disturbing force in the new parliament, he will have to share the protest vote that brought him to power in 1993 with Lebed, former Vice President Alexander Rutskoi and a host of other patriotic-minded candidates who did not--or could...
...This is certainly the best effort on the road this year," Harvard coach Ronn Tomassoni said. "It was a solid, solid...
...Princeton zone, slipped a pass through the legs of a Princeton defender to freshman defender Ben Storey right in front of Konte. Storey then notched his first collegiate goal with a wicked wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net to give the Crimson a solid 3-1 lead at the 12:39 mark...
...thing that hasn't changed at Princeton's arena since last year is the air temperature. Kudos to Baker Rink for being the coldest barn in the ECAC. Not only was the ice frozen solid, but so were the spectators...