Word: unless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...need more holidays like Thanksgiving that bring us together with a common cause. Unless we cultivate meaning and freshness, our national holidays will remain excuses for atomistic and egoistic self-indulgence. For now, we'll just have to settle for sleeping past noon this Monday...
Children understand these pleasures long before they comprehend sexual reproduction, the structure of our government or any of the other traditional lessons of childhood. As he enters adolescence, he may combine the three-day weekend with another time-honored American tradition: the road trip. And unless he was born into money, he will no doubt learn to equate that pasted-on day with time-and-a-half...
...reader, words "gay," "lesbian," etc., carry fewer connotations now than they did when you were first reading the article. I am indisputably gay and a male, but if the term "gay male" is going to be a charged one, then I don't want to be described that way; unless you know me personally, I want the word "gay" in the sentence "I am a gay male" to mean as little as possible...
...Korean Peninsula a half-century ago. His stunning move puts Beijing, a traditional ally of Pyongyang, in a bind. Allowing him to fly to Seoul will embarrass and infuriate North Korea. South Korean officials are conferring with the Chinese government on how to bring Hwang to Seoul. Unless a face-saving compromise is found, a protracted diplomatic standoff looms. Why would such a senior and influential leader defect at this time? "Possible explanations read like a multiple choice," notes TIME's Jaime FlorCruz. "It could be a power struggle in a disagreement with Kim Jong Il; he is disillusioned with...
...American at less than one dollar. In total, he said, NASA has spent $3.8 billion on the program, including the cost of this shuttle mission, since the late 1970s. "That's one aircraft carrier or two B-2 bombers," Weiler said. "And they're not working every day -- unless we attack Canada...