Word: token
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...antinarcotics efforts, and Zedillo has been accused by Mexican and U.S. critics of conveniently offering up Garcia Abrego to ensure that Mexico is treated to a favorable review. Since Garcia Abrego has been losing ground for a couple of years, the theory goes, his arrest is really only a token, while more powerful drug barons are allowed to operate. Yet Zedillo does seem to be more sincere about curbing corruption and the drug trade than some of his predecessors. The very reason Garcia Abrego's power has waned is that he has been under intensified pressure from the Mexican government...
...troubled youths, documentaries on babies having babies, and talk shows presenting children out of control all reflect the growing opinion that young people today have a lot more to worry about than losing their lucky baseball caps or breaking lamps while playing ball in the house. By the same token, parents are seen as having to deal with much more than the usual adolescent defiance or mischief-making one might find in the Cleaver residence. Out of this perception comes the disturbing rise of support for corporal punishment in the home and, for that matter, in schools as well. Recent...
...course, the token techno-name gone out of control: the unfortunately dubbed "FAR T-33" aeroplane...
...second common approach is what I would call "token reciprocity." You put up your Christmas tree, I'll put up my Hanukkah decorations. This approach involves little thought; its function is highly reactive. The dominant religion still sets the stage, but others follow suit with their own version of the "holidays...
...Appalled and dismayed" was Columbia Pictures' re-action to the torching of a New York City subway token booth by assailants whose attack closely resembled scenes from the studio's latest release, Money Train. The clerk working inside the booth suffered severe burns. G.O.P. presidential contender Bob Dole, who has been campaigning against Hollywood's "pornography of violence," took to the Senate floor to urge a boycott of the film. In the debate about whether the movie inspired the crime, it was almost forgotten that the film scenes were themselves inspired by a series of real-life attacks...