Word: withstands
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...span--measured as the distance between the two towers--dwarfing the 1,595-ft. Brooklyn Bridge. Each of the towers, taller than a 90-story building, is equipped with 20 vibration-control devices; if winds make the structure sway, pendulums tug the towers back. The bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes as powerful as 8.0 on the Richter scale and is strung with enough steel cable to circle the globe seven times...
...more than ever before, the City of Cambridge must be represented by voices that truly speak for the concerns of its low-income, poor and working class residents. Will Cambridge be able to withstand the forces of economic change, brought on by what Jeremy Rifkin calls the Third Industrial Revolution? Or will we put our heads together and search for solutions that will preserve what is so unique about this city--its respect and tolerance for all communities, cultures and ethnic groups and the wide spectrum of political and religious beliefs...
...have defeated Ethiopia in their 30-year-long struggle. They were outmanned, outgunned, abandoned or betrayed by every ally; their cause was hopeless. They won by force of character, a unity and determination so steely not all the modern armaments, superpower support or economic superiority of Ethiopia could withstand it. The spirit that saw the Eritreans through 10 years in the trenches of their mountain redoubt at Nakfa has built them a nation from scratch, since independence was finally consummated...
...find out if there was perjury or suborning of perjury by the President. It has nothing to do with Clinton's having sex outside his marriage. Defense of Clinton is premature. Let the investigation determine whether or not he committed a federal offense and if he lied. Americans can withstand quite a bit of nonsense and double-talk from their leaders, but I believe they will not stand for a bald-faced lie. I encourage people to hold in check their support of the President until all the facts are known. JIM BURT Meriden, Conn...
...outcome is uncertain because even though the BJP is the biggest party in parliament, without its coalition partners it does not have the seats to withstand two major opposition groups, the Congress party and the United Front...