Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first element of the movement toward improved relations, Burns advocated the establishment of strong personal relationships between leaders...
...including the future of Jerusalem and the return of Palestinian refugees. According to the original timetable, all these must be settled by next May--when Arafat has threatened to declare a Palestinian state. But last week's accord, fought for and won over nine tumultuous days, created new momentum toward a permanent peace, the first such movement in 19 months. What Arafat called "a big step which came late" also opened the tantalizing possibility that Netanyahu, who previously seemed to shadowbox with the peace process, had now committed himself irretrievably to work toward a final settlement. It also provided...
Usually (I don't know why) I see an unhappy woman who has drunk herself to sleep. The lit cigarette, which she thought she placed in the ashtray from the Stork Club, has rolled off the night table toward the chintz curtains. She dreams of the man she loved long ago and of a blazing fireplace. The dream is vivid. She can even smell the smoke...
...make from there to the end of the book will store up fuel for literary discussions and debates throughout, and probably beyond, the coming winter. The 1.2 million copies of its first printing, an astounding number for a novel not written by somebody named Clancy or Grisham, are heading toward the stores. And the book has already received a publicity boost that exceeds the power of purse strings: four weeks before the Nov. 12 publication date, A Man in Full was nominated for a 1998 National Book Award...
They're just low wattage. Bernie Williams, the most talented member of the ball club, is a jazz-guitar player in a rap world. He's a nice guy, but he's not exactly being courted by William Morris agents. When Bruce Springsteen visited the Yankee clubhouse toward the end of the regular season, he gave Williams a signed guitar. When reporters asked Williams if he had given Springsteen an autographed ball in return, Bernie had to tell them that Springsteen hadn't even asked...