Word: sydney
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with Vegas World until 1989, when the Sahara, just a block away, quadrupled the size of its sign and moved it closer to Stupak's casino, tempting his customers away. Stupak wanted the one-upman's revenge. The Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, the towers in Tokyo and Sydney, Australia, were all profitmaking monuments, he noted. A similar structure--but bigger, of course--would be his answer to modern Vegas' edifice complex and its Hey-Why-Not School of Architecture, with pyramids, guitars and the New York City skyline inspiring the look of new hotels. Stupak set about turning...
LIZZY GARDINER, 29; SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. 1995 OSCAR FOR BEST COSTUMES...
...concerned, Clinton's policy is containment by another name. Not only have Washington's harangues on human rights rankled, but there have been other sources of friction. Because of pressure from the U.S., Beijing believes, it lost its bid to host the 2000 Olympics, which went instead to Sydney, Australia. Washington has blocked China's membership in the World Trade Organization, which Beijing wants as a venue for reconciling trade disputes and obtaining more favorable tariff treatment. The U.S. has also explored a closer military relationship with India, against which China fought a war in 1962, and last year established...
...said that singing in Tangiers, Morocco, and at the Sydney Opera House in Australia were a few of the highlights during his tour...
...Crimson's first game against the Tigers, a 44-49 loss, Princeton coach Pete Carril's disciplined offense ultimately proved impregnable. A three-pointer by guard Sydney Johnson halted an end-of-game Crimson rally and sealed the victory for the Tigers...