Word: staying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Anya was brilliant today," Caples said. "It was messy, it was hectic, and everyone was in there in front of the goal. On those corners, we were caught standing around, I would even say spectating, and for us the challenge is to stay mentally focused and cut down the length of those kind of lapses...
...addition, he said "there needs to be an organized effort to persuade, convince and attract a larger portion of the entrepreneurs [coming out of universities in the area] to stay here...
Guests at next summer's Republican National Convention in Philadelphia can start planning for the 55 different parties, lighted boat parade and fireworks that will spell out G.O.P. 2000. But they can't start planning where they're going to stay. Edward Rendell, the popular Democratic mayor of Philadelphia, instituted a tough "no whining" policy for local hotels to ensure that Republicans get a warm welcome. Rendell, who intends to run for Governor, needs the convention to go swimmingly. "They're not allowed to book anybody," says Rendell. "Every hotel has guaranteed 90% of its room block for that week...
...Thora Birch: One of the most difficult scenes for me was the dinner scene with Kevin [Spacey] and Annette [Bening]. At times they were so spontaneous that they would come up with different things and try different responses. It was very hard to stay inside myself and not bust out laughing. I think there is even a shot in it where you can tell that I am about to lose...
However, when a country tries to regain peace, the unexploded bomblets, or "duds," retard the process. They stay and do not know tank from child, peace from violence. These bitter presents of war, perhaps hiding under a tree branch, brightly colored and coded, are dangerously inviting...