Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course there is tension between Jewish law and the formation of a group that supports bisexual, gay and lesbian students," Tiven said. "But Judaism as a religion is very encouraging of personal happiness...
None of it is guaranteed to happen. Doubtless there will be many twistings and turnings, moments of tension and suspense, backsliding by either side that threatens to abort the whole process before a real peace is nailed down. But the odds seem to be that one will be achieved. Last week's breakthrough was the result less of altruism than of simple realism. Secret talks in Oslo built enough trust to impel Arafat and Rabin to take the first step: recognition...
...Valhalla of cultural symbols, the citadel of nostalgic memory. From the Pan Am Building in New York City to the final episode of Cheers, the familiar moorings that give meaning to everyday life become unhinged. So it is with the greatest protracted emotional spectacle in sports: the nail-biting tension of September baseball pennant races...
Consider that marriage probably originated as a straightforward food-for-sex deal among foraging primates. Compatibility was not a big issue, nor of course was there any tension over who would control the remote. Today, however, a spouse is expected to be not only a co-provider and mate, but a co-parent, financial partner, romantic love object, best friend, fitness adviser, home repair-person and scintillating companion through the wasteland of Sunday afternoons. This is, rationally speaking, more than any one spouse can provide...
...that they came to talk in a shorthand only they could understand. You had to listen very closely to follow." Clinton even integrated his staff with Gore's to prevent White House infighting. Says Roy Neel, who served Gore before becoming a deputy chief of staff to Clinton: "The tension between the presidential and vice-presidential protectors, which has destroyed many a Vice President, never had soil in which to grow here...