Word: vision
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many political analysts view the economic union as an important step toward greater stability on the continent and Winston Churchill's vision of a United States of Europe...
...vessel not only of love but of ambition, a shortcut for two stars in a hurry to reach heaven. She signed on to be wife and business partner in the hope that they could have great fun and do great things by pooling her discipline, his charisma, her vision, his guts. And there was always the risk that if one stumbled, it would bring down the other...
...four nights now they have had something horrific to fear. But the lights still blazed in the city each night in typical Iraqi bravado. Shops show off wares that only black marketeers can afford to buy, and in the night-vision goggles of American pilots, they signal Iraq's defiance. Streetlamps cast a reassuring sulfur glow, though only a modest number of cars race the highway behind al-Rasheed Hotel downtown. It is not that Iraqis are afraid or battened down in their bomb shelters. There is little to keep them out after dark, even on a peaceful night before...
...your report on the economic movers and shakers of the 20th century, one motif kept reappearing. Despite all of America's racism, violence, poverty, religious intolerance and ruthless capitalism, the U.S. was and is the only place where a poor immigrant armed with nothing more than vision and unrelenting drive can become a millionaire in a short period of time. YUVAL COHEN Paris
...near a Boscov's--but the principle is sound. Go to a local department store or another outlet that you trust to take your machine back if it doesn't work out for you. Buy this week's special: Packard Bell, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, even the little-known brand (Vision) that my mom got. They're virtually interchangeable so long as you get a warranty. The key is the store. A good one won't try to sell you a machine with, say, inadequate RAM or no monitor. Just...