Word: turmoils
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...assailed Jiang's statement that the role of the Chinese government is to promote the happiness of its citizens and that they appear satisfied. Wu said that China's isolation and social turmoil in the 20th century have contributed to a lack of understanding of the meaning of human rights...
...their attendant swarms of pundits) are lousy with it. But like a smooth rock in a wind-tossed bay; like the "Money Honey" on the crowded exchange floor; the right movie can provide sanctuary ? and understanding. Go back home. Go back to Trading Places. All the answers to market turmoil are there, from whimsical millionaires to crop reports to the mysterious Clarence Beeks. And it's got everybody under one zany '80s tent: Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. Denholm Elliot. Jamie Lee Curtis' breasts. Paul Gleason, the principal from The Breakfast Club. Even an Al Franken cameo, as a jaded...
...Jiang Zemin officially assumed the post of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. On the same day, he declared that "the foremost important political task at this moment is to thoroughly suppress the counterrevolutionary riot" and that "for those conspirators who planned, organized, and led the turmoil--and those counterrevolutionary thugs who participated in the riot--we must punish them according to the law, strike them with resolution and show them no leniency whatsoever...
...given a chance to emerge from his foolish, self-indulgence. Ricci's stone-faced Wendy Hood is interesting to watch but difficult to penetrate. Sigourney Weaver's sultry next-door neighbor remains a mystery throughout the film. Lee suggests that every character is going through some sort of emotional turmoil, no matter how hard they may be trying not to let it show. However, the audience needs more access into the minds of these characters to make the bleak ending more meaningful...
...year has been a time of turmoil and anxiety at the organization's Denver headquarters. Attendance at stadium events this year has fallen precipitously, and the dip in revenues has led to a paring down of the staff. Leaders are coming up with all sorts of new issues to tackle--for example, counseling men on ways to get out of debt, to broaden and deepen the promises that must be kept. The days leading up to the rally, however, have been exuberant. The distant future does not faze McCartney. His trust is in the same God who inspired him seven...