Word: thundering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This brought thunder from Marshall. "Power, not reason, is the new currency of this court's decision making," Marshall wrote. In the cases overturned, "neither the law nor the facts . . . underwent any change in the last four years. Only the personnel of this court did." The implications of discarding established legal principles to pursue a political agenda, he charged, were staggering. High on his list of "endangered precedents" are cases involving the right to abortion, affirmative action, limitations on the death penalty, and separation of church and state. The new approach, he added, "will squander the authority and legitimacy...
...drive through a vicious thunder storm for four straight hours," Buxeda says. "We tried to improvise but gave up after having to stop 10 times when our [plastic bag taped to the window] kept peeling off. And I was afraid that we would get struck by lightning, but all that happened was that we got extremely...
...wake of the Supreme Court's Rust v. Sullivan decision, Congress will again discuss abortion. But this time, in their effort to pass legislation to overrule the Court's decision, liberals should steal the thunder of their righteous opposition. In addition to stressing the consequences for women, pro-choice representatives should emphasize that allowing Rust to stand unchallenged will contribute to the deaths of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children each year...
...special effects accentuated the dramatic content of many scenes. Specifically, the lightning and thunder effects during one of the closing scenes superbly conveyed the sense of impending doom. The storm also represented a turning point in Bosola's attitude toward his behavior--he realizes that even mercenaries like himself can be abused by those in power...
...will also be a 138-acre Davy Crockett campground and an 18-hole golf course, not to mention 150,000 trees sprinkled over the Disneyscape. Construction is more than halfway along. Among the park's highlights: a 60-ft.-high Swiss Family Tree House and Disney's trademark Big Thunder Mountain, a roller-coaster ride with Gold Rush-era motifs...