Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...merciful." But compassion and mercy have scarcely been noticeable in Iran's revolutionary trials. They are often held at night, and the accused have never yet been represented by a defense attorney. They may speak in their own behalf, but members of the audience also may, and frequently do, step forward to add accusations of their own to those presented by the prosecutor. When the sentence of death is pronounced, as it has been this year against more than 600 Iranians accused as officials and agents of the Shah, it is usually carried out within hours...
...Italy, pervasive kidnapping and a sharp drop in productivity led to "the logical next-step--the abolition of the debased currency in favor of people as a medium of exchange...in Turin, a $100 bill would procure a plump industrialist. In the provinces, it was difficult to get change for a judge or a factory owner, but the exclusive shops along the Via Condotti in Rome could easily break a bank president...
Matos said the people of Cuba were promised a democratic revolution and Castro broke that promise. "If Castro had chosen the democratic way, his power would have lasted four, five, perhaps six years and then he would have had to step down to another leader. The temptation was simply too large for someone who loves power," Matos said...
Writing sports for The Crimson is the first step on the road to fame and fortune...
...elections are a step toward the normalization of the political process in a way consistent with CCP history, Hofheinz said...