Word: trust
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...occasionally one raises an arm, a whistle is blown, and everyone moves back carefully. The land mine just discovered is detonated remotely, an explosion jogs the ground, and the field officer gives the all-clear. Then the Cambodians, who work for a British-based de-mining organization called Halo Trust, resume methodically clearing the heavily mined land around the village, one square foot at a time...
...historic announcement ? that the British government would invite Sinn Fein to take part in Northern Ireland peace talks ? was almost entirely a result of another historic event, the Labor Party's recent election victory. Tony Blair's administration was able to take the six-week-old IRA ceasefire on trust, in a way that John Major couldn't have done without it looking like backpedaling...
...paparazzi, a reluctant and truculent interview subject. These days Penn, who turned 37 this week and who married Wright last year after a long, volatile, off-and-on relationship, replies thoughtfully to a reporter's probes. What about Hollywood's embrace of independent films? "I don't trust that any more than I trust a mother-in-law's love." Is he happy? "I'm not going to accuse myself of being happy; just saying that would put me in a bad mood. But I am feeling productive. I'm feeling my life, which I didn't always do, partly...
...converted to Mormonism 27 years ago; ultimately, I did not leave the church--it left me. Many of its questionable beliefs and practices are not revealed to converts before baptism. Like every other cult, Mormonism gains psychological control by undermining self-trust. Your photograph of the young celebrant with arms raised and fists clenched says it all. Imagine trying to discuss your personal problems with a guy like that. NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST Salt Lake City, Utah...
...things weren't so simple back on Earth, where news organizations seemed to be divided over whose account to trust, NASA or the Russian Space Agency. Russian Mission Control, who had had the most recent conversation with the cosmonauts and claimed everything was fine, did not seem to be quoted as often as NASA ? who were still fretting based on an earlier conversation with Michael Foale. We'll find out for sure on Tuesday, when Mir comes back into communication range...