Word: turned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...centuries, civility reigned in Britain with the permanence of the black and gold of the Royal Standard. Maids served their aristocratic lords and ladies hot dishes of traditional lamb and beef peppered with the appropriate number of sirs and madams. Masters, in turn, gave them the courteous nod, the occasional leftover and fair pay. But, underneath the lacy facade, fear and hatred lay brewing, occasionally ruffling the cover with a small gust of wind...
Sievers said there is much more research that needs to be done in Africa and around the world. "In the last couple of years we've seen African economies turn from negative per capita growth to positive per capita growth rates," Sievers said. "We want to know what we can do to solidify and accelerate that process...
LIFE STORY We decided to turn the tables on three biographers and find out whether they would like to be the subject of a biography by another author. Their answers...
HUMAN RUSSIA A thaw? In The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), the stern Russkies turn out to be lovable...
Hugh Price, president of the National Urban League, says that while other reports had hinted at the coming good news, "we were caught by surprise." So what may be causing the U turn? The experts aren't exactly sure, but a day spent traversing the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City suggests some interesting answers. Don't credit welfare reform. The new federal law didn't take effect until 1996; the study shows a decline in birthrates since 1989. Fear of AIDS, however, may be a contributing factor. Charles Taylor, director of teen programs at the Harlem YMCA...