Word: storm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...organizing and running South Africa's elections--an almost impossible task, I might add. My first impression of the monitoring division at the IEC was one of extreme chaos. The entire floor of the building had almost no wall partitions, so desks were dotted around like islands in a storm. Hundreds of people milling about aimlessly seemed to have nothing better to do than talk at the top of their lungs--the noise was unbelievable. Later, that third floor became my home away from home...
...statement issued with the settlementLennar officials reasserted their belief that theywere not at fault in the damage caused by the"extraordinary storm...
...interests, the more his ability to lead atrophies. The consensus around the globe is that in little more than a year, the President has squandered a distressing amount of the status the U.S. enjoys as the sole superpower, winner of the cold war and victor in Desert Storm. Clinton may not hear much of this face to face; diplomatic politesse precludes that. But he might be surprised if he read intelligence reports based on eavesdropping on the private conversations of foreign leaders. One U.S. official who has done so calls the criticism of leaders in Britain, France, Germany and Japan...
Meyer wrote that he wanted to reassure investors in the midst of the recent stock market turmoil. "We have weathered the storm well," the letter said...
...officers had storm helmets, most had gas masks. Patrolmen from Somerville carried large metal shields, and several from other forces carried rifles...