Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last summer's student riots, which in turn could prompt a military crackdown. However, Khatami may still be able to pull off a victory. His strategy is to send a flood of loyalist candidates to the election board, so that even if political stars like Nouri are barred, a solid number will survive the vetting process and get elected. Some analysts are predicting that the regime's heavy-handed tactics could wind up mobilizing the sort of strong voter turnout that propelled Khatami to his unexpected victory in 1997. "There could be a backlash," says Tehran University professor Nasser Hadian...
...Forward. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young may all be "looking forward." But precisely what is unclear, as their album lacks any sense of cohesion or unity of emotion. "Stand and Be Counted," is a catchy call to their generation to question the loss of idealism. "No Tears Left" is solid rock-pop, but overall, despite the presence of Young, Looking Forward decidedly does not rock...
...wonder how different life in Cambridge would be--how much better, for instance, the public school and housing systems would be--if Harvard had to pay annual taxes commensurate with its vast financial and property holdings. Most disturbing, however, is the fact that a solid majority of the lowest paid workers at Harvard are people of color, immigrants and parents. These men and women are struggling to make ends meet in a society that continues to dismantle basic guarantees of justice and decency even as the rich and the poor grow increasingly unrecognizable to each other. At Harvard, where words...
...difficult time getting to [Rahne] and I think we've got a pretty solid defensive line," said Murphy...
...Last year we realized that we were capable of beating them," Zotter said. "And this season we are solid at every position, so we were confident that we could...