Word: bringing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...negotiated end to hostilities, her military did not so much quell the coup as reconcile with those who had come closer than ever to unseating her. Even before the latest coup ended, plots were being hatched for the next stage of the rebellion, one the planners are certain will bring about Aquino's fall. As a government trooper who helped put down the mutiny said of the rebels: "Sir, they are not the enemy...
...quite sure of what he is doing. He has got a political feel. I could tell by the way he was laughing with us. A little wink now and then. He has a wonderful way of communicating with Westerners. I had the feeling that I could bring up any subject...
Bonnettstown: A House in Ireland by Andrew Bush (Abrams; $37.50). Built near Kilkenny in 1737, this limestone manor house is revealed in 45 magnificent color photographs. The rooms display the cluttered charm that only two centuries of daily use can bring. Bush revels in textures: flaking plaster, rubbed wood, well-worn carpets. This book celebrates old but ageless beauty...
...billion to $30 billion in defense spending on Europe in the next few years. Let's dedicate a third or a fourth of that to a Central European Recovery Fund. If we make a substantial contribution, I think the Europeans will more than match it, and we can bring the Japanese into...
...sometimes appear to be spinning out of control, the need grows more urgent to perceive and outline even the vaguest contours of the reshaped Continent to come. The crumbling of Communism in the East carries risks that might be avoided and offers opportunities to choose policies most likely to bring stability to a new European order...