Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...little bit, although I don't think it need be as expansive as we fear. I don't see you sort of ferrying your armed police all over the world keeping order. I think it's much more how you throw your weight in the world arena politically, and how you demonstrate your outrage at flagrant misbehavior in places where it can be stopped...
...another. Since they cannot slug it out on the basis of policies, they compete in terms of patronage -- which in turn creates pressure to raise yen under the table. Hata's plan was shot down in 1991, however, when many of his colleagues saw that the reforms would throw a wrench in their own political machinery. "He has been a committed true believer ever since," says a professional acquaintance...
...best we can," Dunphy said, urging users of the Square to throw their garbage in a barrel and not on the ground. "We understand how important...
...prepared to dispense with the American approach to ethnic diversity and begin counting by race. It is a dangerous, thoughtless course that we will one day regret with Balkan intensity. Similarly, the Canadian solution of dignified if sometimes disputatious coexistence between two great peoples is one too precious to throw away. Save the best...
...tactical withdrawal doesn't hand Clinton a win; it just stops the bleeding for now. His decision to throw a central element of his economic program overboard raised old questions about what he stands for. At nearly every appearance last week, Clinton talked about "principles" in the budget fight, but his list is dwindling down to little more than $500 billion in deficit reduction. That's a worthy goal, but it too could fall victim to special-interest pleading unless he stays engaged...