Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...article says that karate is a "hard" art, focusing on speed and power, while the "soft" arts focus on control and balance. As the Korean Karate speaker mentioned, control and balance are two of the vital components of that art; neither do the "soft" arts necessarily lack speed and power. As I understand it, the difference rather is about redirecting an opponent's energy/turning his strength or momentum to the defender's advantage/etc. ("circular" moves may be featured) versus a defense consisting of self-originating attacks against the opponent (mention of "linear" moves...
Dudayev: The U.S. could play the most vital role as a guarantor of any potential agreements as well as a partner interested in producing and transporting oil and in maintaining stability...
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The four top GOP presidential contenders met in a debate just two days before South Carolina's critical primary begins. In a race each candidate views as vital to his chances, polls show Bob Dole with a comfortable lead over Pat Buchanan, with Steve Forbes and Lamar Alexander battling for third place. As the focus of the presidential race shifts to the south, each candidate hopes to use a strong showing in South Carolina as a springboard to primaries in Georgia on March 5 and Florida on March 12. Dole spent much of Thursday's debate defending...
...discharged from Stillman Infirmary or a hospital. The only information provided is the notice of admission or discharge, and this notification is given so that the resident dean will know when the student is expected to be living in the House or freshman dormitory--information that can be vital in case of emergency...
...peacekeepers, but they will soon be expected to step in for the entire contingent--unless the Security Council approves Preval's urgent request to retain 1,800 for another six months. Even though the peacekeepers may serve only as a psychological deterrent, the Americans have been vital to U.N. credibility. But at the very moment when the country's insecurity is growing, the U.S. is leaving. A senior American diplomat familiar with Haiti says, "Of course it's not the right decision...