Search Details

Word: whats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

The terror of terrorism is what you don't know. You can listen all you want to warnings to be vigilant. Cops can scan crowds; dogs can sniff luggage; border crossings can be tightened; you can report parcels left unattended. But if--when--it comes, you won't be warned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Year's Evil? | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The 155 passengers aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines plane in Afghanistan had better cancel their New Year's plans. That assessment after the country's ruling Taliban militia on Thursday eliminated what may have been India's strongest negotiating tool - the threat of force. The Taliban has also warned that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taliban Ban on Raid Set to Extend Hijack Agony | 12/30/1999 | See Source »

We may never know what Ahmed Ressam planned to do with the explosives in his car, but that's better than finding out the hard way. U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday that sophisticated military grade explosives had been found in medicine containers being carried by the Algerian national who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Against Terrorism, Offense Can be Best Defense | 12/30/1999 | See Source »

France's worst storm in this century highlighted an advanced industrial society's vulnerability to nature's wrath. "The sight of toppled steeples and chimneys and craters opening up in old structures all over Paris after a storm makes you wonder what a small earth tremor could do to this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Storm Leaves Millions Without Heat, Power | 12/29/1999 | See Source »

In a development that could give new meaning to the term "experiential learning," a number of American universities are under investigation for misuse of heroin, cocaine, LSD and marijuana provided for research studies. According to the Associated Press, the Drug Enforcement Administration is looking into the research programs of at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chemistry 101: The World of "Nose Candy" | 12/29/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Next