Word: struck
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...President suddenly sounded as confident as he had in going after war-weary Democrats recently in the Rose Garden. His explanation reflected the unapologetic, even defiant mien he has struck during a 44-hour swing through Europe that began in Vienna on Tuesday night and will end when he flies out of Budapest on Thursday night...
...steel and concrete as metaphor - tied, on one shoreline, to a truce struck between the Saudi ruling family and religious traditionalists in the kingdom. The Sauds get virtually limitless wealth, a healthy chunk of which they share with their dour clerical partners and their Wahhabist accountants. In exchange, the royals receive a stamp of religious approval, as the true protectors of the Holy Sites of Mecca and Medina, as well as an understanding that 25,000 or so members of the royal family can do, more or less, anything they please, while the country's 27 million citizens live under...
...year-old monk named Thich Quang Duc sat down cross-legged in the center of the circle. From under the auto's hood, a monk took a canister of gasoline and poured it over the old priest. An expression of serenity on his wizened face, Quang Duc suddenly struck a match. As flames engulfed his body, he made not a single cry nor moved a muscle. "Oh my God," cried a Western observer, "oh my God." In a will written "before closing my eyes to Buddha," Quang Duc said: "I have the honor of presenting my words to President Diem...
...example, has never been more popular. What about Eton? What lessons is it imparting today, to what kind of boy? Is it manufacturing smug toffs, or are its students being equipped to make an honest living in a more classless, complex world? A visitor to the school is struck by Eton's pungent combination of beauty and history that makes it seem, though it's in the middle of a small town, a world apart. There really are endless green fields, a soaring 15th century chapel, rooms where centuries of schoolboys have carved their names and a courtyard lined with...
...piece of the live action - which means breaking the industry mold to get it. Last fall, EMI inked a deal with U.S. metal band Korn, which gave the label a percentage of everything the band earns, including publishing, merchandise and touring, as well as record sales. The British label struck a similar deal with Robbie Williams in 2002; but despite skepticism over the large check EMI handed over, the label claims that the Robbie deal has already paid for itself. Both artists, already huge live box-office draws, are on world tours this year. "They will both recoup the money...