Word: tensely
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That threat does not appear to preoccupy the South Koreans. Only last summer they seemed to be on the verge of chaos as tens of thousands of rock-throwing student protesters squared off almost daily against riot police. Instead of succumbing to civil chaos or a new military crackdown, the...
Tens of thousands of marchers pressing for the free emigration of Soviet Jews beseeched Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "let our people go" yesterday in the largest demonstration planned for this week's superpower summit.
Revenues too. Those were nourished by the Reagan-era frenzy of corporate mergers that generated tens of millions in fees. A survey by the monthly American Lawyer showed 20 firms this year with gross revenues of $100 million- plus. Two years ago, just five were in that elite. The leader...
The stakes are high. Alcoholism claims tens of thousands of lives each year, ruins untold numbers of families and costs $117 billion a year in everything from medical bills to lost workdays. The magnitude of the problem has been overshadowed in recent years by the national preoccupation with the new...
But the tens of thousands of Boston-area students who will return home this week must face the terrors of the modern world--congested airports, bus terminals, and train stations--before they can re-enact the Thanksgiving day meal.