Word: stern
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Turkey the shadow of the military has never receded very far from politics. Last week it suddenly loomed larger and closer than usual. The country's military leaders issued a stern warning to the politicians to get together and resolve the country's manifold crises-especially its rampant terrorism-before it is too late. The warning was contained in a special memorandum delivered on New Year's Day to President Fahri Korutürk and later broadcast. It was signed by the chief of staff, General Kenan Evren, as well as the commanders of the army, navy...
John Paul combined the talents of showbiz superstar and avuncular, if stern, pastor. Despite his unyielding stands in matters of dogma and discipline, he proved wildly popular in human terms. Everywhere, he uncompromisingly addressed the key issues troubling the Roman Catholic Church. In Puebla, Mexico, he told Latin American bishops that while the church must preach social justice, it can never accommodate theologies that are inspired as much by Marx as by Jesus. In his homeland of Poland, during the first visit by a Pope to a Communist-ruled land, he encouraged East bloc Christians to persist in their struggle...