Word: vitality
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Christopher outlined three main objectives: "First, pursuing peace in regions of vital interest; second, confronting the new transnational security threats; and third, promoting open markets and prosperity...
...addition to providing leadership, the U.S. must also adhere to its strong belief in universal human rights, according to Christopher. "Our dedication to universal values is a vital source of America's authority and credibility, and we cannot lead without it," he said...
...time of budget deficits, but also too much of a bad thing, meaning heavily skewed in favor of the well favored. The Administration's response was summed up by Clinton last month when he vetoed the Republican budget: "While making such devastating cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and other vital programs, this bill would provide huge tax cuts for those who are already the most well...
More and more Jiang is refusing to play nice guy with anyone, either domestically or internationally. In his speeches he talks about the vital need for stability, which in China is a euphemism for rigid political control. Last month his government pushed ahead with its own selection of a new Panchen Lama for Tibet, the second highest religious leader in that oppressed province. Relations with Taiwan froze last summer after Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui visited the U.S.; China responded by conducting provocative military exercises near Taiwan. China last month again threatened to use force should Taiwan opt for independence...
Speaking as someone who grew up in a wealthy suburb of New York City, I have had the experience of living in a homogeneous and sheltered community. It has been truly vital for me to have taken residence in Cambridge and to be surrounded by communities which are rich and diverse and in which people of different incomes and classes interact, communicate and associate as neighbors. I would hate to see class barriers become strengthened around me; it would be an even more tragic loss to our local communities and to their residents. It would be a great misfortune...