Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then a single word broke the tension. To seasoned legal observers gathered in a small federal courtroom in downtown L.A., it was obvious what at least some of the verdicts would be as soon as the jury filed in at 7:05 a.m. Several women jurors were dressed in their Sunday best; all the jurors looked self-satisfied and all kept their eyes away from the four defendants. An anxious city and nation listened as court clerk Jim Holmes began to read, in a practiced drone, the verdict the jurors had just handed Judge John Davies. How did the panel...
...seven days. That aroused worries about a hung jury, which could easily have had the effect of an acquittal. The jurors' names were kept secret, but one did agree to an interview on KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, his face hidden. Said he: "There were personality conflicts and heightened tension because of the pressure." Nonetheless, he said, the main reason that seven days were required was that "we thought it was only fair to go through all the evidence, including all the defense evidence. We went through ((police)) training bulletins, pictures, the videotape ((in)) slow motion, frame by frame...
...ideal world, one in which protesters would put aside their Harvard--esque righteous indignation for one day, Powell would be an excellent choice for Harvard's Commencement speaker. However, in a world as imperfect as our own. Powell's visit will inevitably incite tension and large-scale protests...
Second, morale: the military does all it can to keep unnecessary pressures and tensions from infiltrating the working and living environment. Sexual tension, let alone sexual activity, can poison this environment and ruin efficiency. In addition, any relations within units could threaten the chain of command, the backbone of the military...
...there things we can and ought to do? Absolutely," he said. "Perhaps we should be doing more diversity training. I had months ago spoken to Dean Epps about wanting to get something going because, I don't sense tension, but I do sense that we have a diverse work force and when you do, it's probably good to be doing some of this...