Word: standing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shame that while trying to assert a good idea, namely that Democrats need to stand for something and not just against Republicans, Cerny gets lost in a swarm of reckless generalizations and downright false-hoods about the College Democrats. We would like to begin by responding to a few of them...
...defend what we and the vast majority of Americans believe in--student aid, protection of our environment, care for our elders, the social safety net--from attacks by the cabal of right-wing extremists led by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). If Democrats fail to stand up for those not at the top, no one will...
...When seen in the context of the overall economic picture in Massachusetts in the last 10 years, these figures stand out even more," the study said. "While defense-related industries have seen significant cut-backs and computer and other high tech companies have been hit hard by global competition and industry shake-outs, the Massachusetts biotechnology industry has steadily grown...
...some questioners could not stand for such a morally disinterested attitude. One man (who by a slip of the tongue called the Secretary "Mr. Chamberlain") asked, "What irks you about Jews in the Golan Heights?" He was referring, of course, to Christopher's shuttle diplomacy between Jerusalem and Damascus to restore peace between Israel and Syria. The Secretary all but dismissed the notion of this Israeli citizen's attachment to his land...
Approximately 18,000 shouting, beer-drinking hockey fans will stand and listen quietly to twelve members of the Harvard University Choir sing the U.S. and Canadian national anthems at the open of the NHL All-Star weekend tonight at the FleetCenter in Boston...