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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...being led away, cursing and screaming, the suspect said, "Wait until my dad tells his lawyer...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Tackles Robbery Suspect | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

Another impetus is the ticking of the American political clock. U.S. officials say Assad believes President Clinton can help him get Syria's best deal with Israel. He knows, they add, that otherwise Syria will have to wait for a new U.S. President. Assad's aim is to enhance Syria's long-term stability by achieving a "cold peace" with Israel. His hope is to go down in history both as a peacemaker and as the Arab struggler who remained steadfast long after the Sadats, the Husseins and the Arafats did separate deals behind his back. He can portray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria: THE PEACE CONFLICT | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

After years of high teen-pregnancy rates in McLennan County, a publicly funded group has mounted a controversial community-wide crackdown on teen sex known as "abstinence-only education." Its proponents argue that giving kids an unambiguous abstinence message--rather than telling them to wait but distributing condoms for when they don't--will curb teen pregnancies, decrease the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and make for "sexually healthier" adults. And they warn against a strain of human papilloma virus that is linked to cervical cancer--and is not prevented by condoms. Opponents of abstinence-only education, however, call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preaching Chastity In the Classroom | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...trouble with such high-end spas is that Eve might have a better chance of getting back into Eden than you do of getting an appointment for next week. There's a two-month wait for a signature rubdown at Houston's tony Brea spa. Eliza Petrescu, Avon's eyebrow-waxing czarina, whose customers include celebrities like Natasha Richardson, says her next open 10-min. appointment is not until March 2000. Ann Marie Gardner, beauty director and spa reviewer for the fashionista bible W, gripes, "I had my whole office calling. We couldn't get in anywhere on three days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day at the Spa | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...before splinting to restore circulation and sensation. Otherwise, the accident victim could permanently lose use of that arm or leg. As a rule, if you're not seriously injured and you know your way back and can move under your own power, it's better to hike out than wait for rescue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wilderness 911? | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

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