Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sovereign Yugoslavia, the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, which no Chinese citizen believes was accidental--all these add up to frightening confirmation that the U.S. is bent on "containing" China from achieving its rightful place in the world. The Cox report not only buttresses the public tilt toward tension and mutual distrust but also strengthens Beijing's own hard-liners as they call on China's leaders to get tough...
...that's why the missile technology China stole from the U.S. is so important: it helps the Chinese advance toward the head of the class in terms of military credibility. A popular phrase in slogan-crazy China captures the idea: yibu daowei, one step and you're there. Instead of taking years to build carriers and subs, the Chinese are keen on constructing a sophisticated missile force that could pack a punch tomorrow. The Pentagon says China is developing sophisticated short-range ballistic missiles and lethal antiship cruise missiles. And though the Chinese have yet to adopt many...
...lack of effort) attempt to unscrew his coach's head, Latrell Sprewell showed up for his first day as a New York Knick to applause far louder than team and union leader Patrick Ewing got. And now Sprewell, who is leading his bottom-seeded team in an unprecedented run toward the NBA finals, symbolizes the entire league. After a shortened season filled with the sloppiest play since the ABA, the Knicks are thriving on the wildness that has been this season's leitmotiv...
...become so popular with its twentysomething male audience that it recently spawned an even more vulgar offshoot called Stuff. Stuff endorses products like Belcher soda and flaunts cover lines that leave no doubt about how far the magazine will go to capitalize on feelings of hostility men may possess toward the opposite sex--"A Grizzly Tale: 'I Saw My Wife Get Killed by a Bear...
Parents and schools can guard against harassment by not tolerating it. Give your daughter the strength to say no, loudly--as LaShonda Davis did. And if you have a son who is struggling to understand what is acceptable behavior toward girls, Nan Stein says, run the Mom Test on him. "If you overhear your son talking about girls in a trashy way, remind him, 'That's me you're talking about.' If he thinks it's hilarious to snap a girl's bra, ask him if he would have done it with his mother in the room...