Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...President Salinas de Gortari likes to insist that Mexico has decided to change, [but] to continue to be Mexico," said Solana, refering to the recent political liberalization in Mexico and to the rising tension in the relationship between the two neighboring countries...
While academics and activists frequently clash about the ways and means of radical social change, Davidson predicted the tension between the two groups would spark "a creative mix" at the gathering...
...Florida section describes Rabbit in his retirement. His son, daughter-in-law and their two children make a Christmas visit that forces Rabbit to question his own passivity towards life. He and his son Nelson never really got along, and the visit brings only tension and the realization that something is going wrong with his son and the family business. Although Rabbit tries his best to keep everyone occupied, his plans often go awry. In a sailing trip with his grand-daughter, Judy, Rabbit's boat accidently tips. While he is trying to save her, Rabbit has a heart attack...
...There has been a lot of uncertainty and a lot of tension at Harvard Management over the past year," Meyer says. "One year is a long period to go without having the [leadership] issue clarified...
...Some of that uncertainty and tension still remains--it's going to take a number of months before it dissipates. Again, something for me to work on," Meyer says...