Word: splinteredness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
But the marches have varied in size, political views expressed and intensity. And, depending on whom you talk to, the anti-war movement at present is either strong and well-organized, or disorganized and splintered.
Saddam has said that his ambition is to become an Arab Bismarck. Like 19th century Germany, the Arab world shares a common language and culture but is splintered politically. Saddam dreams of welding it into a single, powerful unit -- with himself at the head, of course. The Iraqi leader can...
Such a special-interest party could control the balance of power in Israel's splintered parliament -- and lead to a backlash from established voters. The first signs of resentment are already apparent. Last month the Histadrut labor federation virtually shut down the country for two days to protest government measures...
Talk of Arab unity has usually been just that -- talk. Since the Arab League's founding in 1945 as a loose federation of seven states, issues of wealth, territory, sovereignty and political influence have splintered the alliance. With Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's visit to Jerusalem in 1977, the one...
But midway through Romano's tenure, the PBHA executive board splintered in a bitter debate over a staff member's attempted diversion of $150 to the campaign of Cambridge politician and PBHA alumnus, Kenneth E. Reeves '72. The conflict soon expanded into a test for Romano's boundless optimism and...