Word: trend
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...George Orwell wrote a prescient essay entitled "You and the Atom Bomb" which may hint at an answer. After mentioning that revolutionary activity has usually occurred in periods when the dominant weapon was a simple one, he wrote. "Had [nuclear weapons been cheap and easy to produce] the whole trend of history would have been, bruptly altered. The distinction between great status and small states would have been wiped out, and the power of the State over the individual would have been greatly weakened...Looking at the world as a whole, the drift for many decades has not been towards...
...movies go, tornados haven't been this popular since "The Wizard of Oz." Back then, though, the twister was simply a modern-day deux ex machine-a simple, foot-proof way of getting Dorothy from Kansas to Oz with no questions asked. The current cinematic trend, seen in Places in the Heart and now in Jessica Lange's new film Country, has taken upon itself the unenviable task of giving Meaning to the once familiar and unportentuous storm. While the tradition of literary storms, from King Lear to Moby Dick, is a valid one, in a less subtle medium like...
...look. .. Today our people are full of joy and pride." Noting the initialing only a week earlier of an agreement with Britain under which the Crown Colony of Hong Kong will be returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, Deng spoke of "peaceful reunification with Taiwan" as "an irresistible trend." He also addressed himself directly to the military. "In the seriously deteriorating international situation," he warned, "we must strengthen our national defense. All officers and men of the Chinese People's Liberation Army must be alert at all times, constantly improve their military and political qualities, and strive to gain...
This temperance trend has produced another new competitor called the wine cooler, which combines fruit juice, carbonated water and wine in a drink that is only about 6% alcohol, roughly half as much as traditional vintages. First cococted in 1981 by a Coors beer distributor, the beverage is available in at least 27 brands. Among West Coast producers, California Cooler, the leading firm, ranks just behind the traditional wineries of E. & J. Gallo, Seagram and Almaden in sales...
Civil libertarians are predictably gloomy about the trend in criminal-rights cases. Michigan Law Professor Yale Kamisar believes that the court is caving in to public fears of crime, especially drug-related offenses. Particularly unpopular is the exclusionary rule, which is often used to throw out drugs illegally seized by police, thus letting many dealers go free. "The Supreme Court has become the people's court," says Kamisar. "The Justices don't understand that the whole point is to protect minority interests." Not just criminals stand to lose, he adds. The court this term will consider under what...