Word: thwart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right turn away from the path of peace; for others it is merely ambiguous. Netanyahu is Prime Minister by just 29,507 votes of 3.1 million cast, a decimal-point majority of 50.4%. To win at all, he embraced the peace process even as he promised actions that would thwart its success. He would negotiate with Syria but never give up the Golan Heights. He would abide by the Oslo agreements with the Palestinians but build more Jewish settlements in the West Bank. He would undertake talks on the territory's final status but not discuss Jerusalem. He would model...
...white mist. Through such a lens, a mountain is as immaterial as a stick of kindling, a laketop as impenetrable as a cliff's face. The film is handled episodically, with a full fade to black between scenes. These pauses in the narrative slow the film down and thwart the efforts of audience members to gauge the pace or predict the plot. The moments of blankness, which Jarmusch describes as "respiration," also serve to showcase Neil Young's virtuoso soundtrack. Young has created a raw, wiry sonic complement to the film, as compelling as the visual elements and the plot...
...million question is, Will large grocery chains thwart Post's intentions by using the wholesale-price cuts to fatten their own profits instead of lowering shelf prices? While companies such as A&P vowed last week to pass along "most" of the savings, others are being coy. Many could well be reluctant to undercut their own house brands, which have even higher profit margins than national brands...
...Here's a shot in the arm for CANCER THERAPY. A vaccine shown to eradicate tumors in rats is soon to be tested in humans. Genetically engineered cells in the vaccine dismantle a kind of biological disguise that cancer cells generally use to thwart the immune system...
...flood of homeowners and businesses leaves behind a shell of the previous neighborhood. Property values decline, and schools lose the tax revenue needed to provide even the most basic education. After whites flee, they thwart all attempts to re-integrate neighborhoods through scattered-site housing or school choice proposals...