Word: stood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have been erased by it. When all the bodies are buried and all the missing counted, the 23-foot wall of water that arrived in the night last Friday will likely have claimed some 6,000 lives and stolen nearly a whole generation of children whose small bodies stood no chance against the water's crush...
...Angeles, when jurors convicted Mikail Markhasev, 19, of fatally shooting Ennis Cosby, venerable entertainer Bill's only son, while he was changing a flat tire on Jan. 16, 1997. The Cosby family issued a brief statement saying it was "satisfied" with the outcome. Los Angeles district attorney Gil Garcetti stood outside the Santa Monica courthouse beaming and showering kudos on his staff for scoring a high-profile conviction...
...first time I met with ROY ROGERS was in 1987 at his museum in Victorville, Calif. As the door of our bus opened, there he stood, looking as though he'd just stepped out of one of his old westerns. Very much in awe of this man whom I grew up watching and tried to emulate at times, the only thing I could think to say was, "Ahh, nice to meet you." But Roy was the kind of man who was easy to know and easier to like, so after about two minutes, I was asking questions...
...Nashville home, he came with me to the Grand Ole Opry. I was playing on Roy Acuff's spot, and after a song, I said, "Mr. Acuff, you don't know what's about to happen, but I'm going to introduce someone--Mr. Roy Rogers." The audience stood for a minute and a half. The chill factor was high. Everyone I've met who knew this man has spoken only words of praise. I think who he was, offscreen as well as on, is why Roy Rogers will always remain the "King of the Cowboys...
...member. But the problem for Clinton is how to make good on that threat yet avoid getting hammered at home. The last time Secretary of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT gave Netanyahu an ultimatum--in May she told him to show up in Washington prepared to accept the U.S. proposal--he stood her up and instead unleashed powerful Jewish groups in the U.S. that blasted the Administration for bullying him. Albright, who has had more than half-a-dozen phone conversations with Netanyahu in the past week, "is fed up with the talks," says a State Department official. But to withdraw from...