Word: vehement
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President Clinton signed the historic General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs today, launching U.S. entry into a 123-nation trade accord to slash import tariffs here and abroad. But he did so over vehement protests from critics who say GATT will undermine American labor by ending penalties against the products of low-wage workers from other countries. "Hey, Bill! You're selling out!" a man with a megaphone outside the Organization of American States shouted as Clinton arrived for the ceremony. Clinton's reply to the public: "We must never run away from the world." The treaty cuts global tariffs...
...when he unexpectedly resigned after last week's council meeting, we sadly saw one of the most vehement advocates of much-needed change leave the organization...
...uncomfortable with Germany's exposed position on the frontier between the solidity of NATO and the uncertainty of what used to be the Warsaw Pact. He would like to move NATO's border east, embracing Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, even in the face of vehement opposition from Russia. On that score he may face Washington's displeasure too, even if Bill Clinton did say when he visited Germany last July, "I always agree with Helmut...
...perhaps even more striking than each woman's differences are their similarities: every biker Stone interviewed for the film conveys a calm self-assuredness, a relaxed sense of autonomy, and a vehement desire to feel wind in her hair. These women have their multi-faceted lives in perspective. Stone pays them respect for challenging, every time they take to the road, a stupid stereotype that has thoroughly permeated American culture. The movie aims to inspire, and inspire she does. The spirit of independence infused into the ride is both arresting and encouraging. Stone's wide shots of entire communities...
...also runs rampant through the HSTO ranks. Some students are told that their lines or PAC codes will be activated as of 3 a.m. on the night of their request. Others have to wait days. A rate few report immediate results, seemingly caused only by the use of extremely vehement language with the HSTO operator...