Word: tame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...violin isn't the only out-of-the-ordinary instrument that Cop Shoot Cop can tame. "$10 Bill" gets all of its beat from a militaristic snare drum, "Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)" features a piano trawling through what this band might call a ballad...
...supposed to tame these warlords enough to make possible the formation of some sort of national government. The alternatives are grim: a kind of permanent U.N. protectorate over Somalia, as in Cyprus, where U.N. troops still patrol almost 30 years after going in to preserve a truce; or Somalia's relapse into chaos, anarchy, famine and mass death. Says Patrick Vercammen, the U.N. humanitarian official in the town of Baidoa: "The Americans could have done 10 times more than they have done. Fifty times. They thump on their chests, but the biggest part...
...Ancient Eight title, and as of yet they haven't disappointed any one. Harvard comes into the match sporting a 2-8 record overall, 1-1 in the Ivies. Despite recent turmoil involving player discontent over Coach Gordan Graham, the Crimson has righted itself and is prepared to tame the tennis Tigers...
Despite this enthusiasm for individual projects, residents say the house spirit is, on the whole, "very tame...
...away from the bug-eyed, watermelon-eating portrayals of African-Americans that abounded in the '30s, introducing a wider variety of characters. As Stepin Fetchit became a phenomenon of the past, stars like Lena Horne and Sidney Poitier were born. Nevertheless, the roles available to Blacks were still basically tame--musicians, functionaries, and other characters that did little to challenge the status quo. The few movies that did have an edge to them were poorly distributed or received criticism for being too incendiary. For example, 20th Century Fox's controversial "No Way Out" (1950)--Sidney Poitier's debut--was maligned...