Word: standardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Taken in themselves, the pictures aren't anything remarkable--two standard, blazer-and-tie portraits, the chins angled in similarly unspontaneous angles. It's in the juxtaposition that the truly mesmerizing effects emerge. Different people offer different explanations of what they see, just as they would of some bizarre atmospheric event...
...unambiguous struggle between good and evil. It was not just about national interests but also about values. Hitler and Tojo had to be defeated; there was no doubt about it. The U.S. was the "home front"; the "war effort" was priority No. 1; and complaints were met with a standard reply: "Don't you know there's a war on?" The country felt extraordinarily close to its far-off troops--sons, nephews, the kids who lived down the street. They were always "our boys." The unity of belief, purpose and effort felt surprisingly good...
...against Iraq joined World War II as a standard for a good war, one that the American people could support fully and feel was just. It is a very high standard, requiring an evil enemy, a vital stake in the struggle, an overwhelming victory and--now--low casualties. In the future, very few conflicts will meet...
...They're told either scramble their dirty pictures or put them on when there are fewer kids in the audience," explains Bruce Taylor, president of the National Law Center for Children and Families. The Playboy Channel has sued the government, arguing that the rule applies "the exact same indecency standard" the Justices said violated the First Amendment when they rejected it for cyberspace...
BAGHDAD: Former Marine captain Scott Ritter successfully inspected Iraqi weapons sites Friday, accompanied by the standard Iraqi escorts. It was business as usual for the UNSCOM inspector, whose branding as a spy by Baghdad reignited the inspection crisis in January -- and that means Kofi Annan's deal with Saddam has passed its first test...