Word: thrust
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after just one week, the coalition has thrust itself to the forefront of campus debate, and--with nine minority student groups already enlisted and more smaller organizations soon to join--its momentum is growing...
...Friday, Christopher and Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, as co- sponsors, announced that they would soon invite the parties to a ninth round of talks in April. Israel and the Arab countries had been eager to resume anyway, but were further attracted by Christopher's promise to thrust the U.S. more deeply into the negotiations. The Palestinian negotiators felt similarly but have been losing popularity to Hamas; they held out for a face- saving Israeli concession. Christopher pressed Jerusalem to return the deportees faster and improve conditions in the occupied territories. Now if the Palestinians don't show...
Some have greatness thrust upon them. Others thrust themselves into great parties. Nobody crashes society bashes like New York nobody Richard Osterweil, a starving artist and coat checker featured in the recent film Painting the Town. As for future infiltrations, look for his face...
...guys thrust into a tough situation, they've come through quite nicely," Sullivan said...
...stories that in 1981 the defeated Jimmy Carter, riding up Pennsylvania Avenue with Ronald Reagan, had not waved to the crowds. Bush was determined to avoid any hint of sourness. He waved spiritedly. Along the avenue, in the midst of the sea of adoring Clinton fans, was a sign thrust high, THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH. Clinton spied the placard first, pointed it out to Bush, and they laughed and waved together at the brave survivor...