Word: handing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...orderly political system, and to do that he needs to have the conservatives inside the political process. And the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khameini, has been trying to set himself apart from the factional infighting, trying to carve out a role of mediator when things get out of hand...
...opening shot of Gladiator, a rugged, combat-scarred hand reaches out and gently touches long stalks of grass, which are blowing silently in the wind. It's a hauntingly serene image, ghostly and tranquil, the kind of shot a director like Terrence Malick would undoubtedly be enraptured with. And those few seconds are about as long as it takes for Ridley Scott's adrenaline-charged combat epic to hit overdrive, rapidly shifting to Germania, where the seemingly unstoppable Roman army (a second century equivalent to the Yankees) is waiting to do bloody battle with the rebellious locals. All eyes...
...Harvard, on the other hand, knows what it needs to do to beat teams on the level of Fresno State...
...Knicks on the other hand swept away Vince Carter and his Toronto Raptors on their way to a fourth consecutive playoff series meeting with the Miami Heat. Latrell Sprewell, the "American Dream," dominated the next Michael Jordan both on the offensive and defensive ends, hitting clutch shots at the end of Games 1 and 2 while Carter instead preferred to pass the rock to teammates like Dee Brown at crucial moments. Assuming the Knicks maintain their playoff advantage over the Heat, there is little doubt that they can put away either the old Pacers or the inexperienced Sixers...
...unlikely that the international community will be willing to take that on." In addition, the threadbare economies of countries such as Sierra Leone and the Congo create little grounds for optimism about the durability of peace. After all, until now the weapons that the Sierra Leone rebels refuse to hand over have guaranteed them a more viable economic existence than they?d be likely to find in civilian life...