Word: stints
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only public service has been as charge at the Israeli embassy in Washington, U.N. ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister and Knesset member. To make the 47-year-old candidate appear more statesmanlike, Likud ads place him in a wood-paneled, Oval Office-like setting. Playing off Netanyahu's military stint as a commander in an elite special-forces unit, the Likud zeroes in on his seriousness about security. "Many of you are afraid to get on a bus," he tells the viewers, referring to repeated Palestinian suicide attacks. "I'm not prepared to live that...
...second recording by New York City band Eve's Plum, was one of the most promising major label pop-rock albums of last year, though it went virtually unnoticed by critics and consumers. The lead single "Jesus Loves You (Not As Much As I Do)" made a short stint on modern-rock radio, but any buzz about the band quickly fizzled. Despite their lack of commercial success, however, Eve's Plum has garnered a dedicated fan base through persistent touring and colorful, energetic, and emotionally-charged performances...
...painful nine inning stint, the Crimson fell hard to the University of Massachusetts (19-9, 7-5 Atlantic 10) 13-2 in the annual Beanpot Tournament...
...College in Vermont and then into his career, his relationship with race seemed to become ever more complex. Instead of battering at the gates of the white establishment, he seemed more interested in slipping under the portcullis and dancing his way up to the ramparts. After college and a stint in the Army, he was hired by the National Urban League to do welfare casework in Manhattan. He completed law school at night, moved to Washington and eventually took at stab at politics by managing Edward Kennedy's California campaign during the Senator's unsuccessful run for the Democratic presidential...
Varmus is no stranger to Harvard, having received an M.A. in English literature in 1962 from the University, after earning a B.A. in English literature at Amherst College in 1961. After his stint at Harvard, he went to Columbia University...