Word: modelling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problems with a rubber ducky. But other than that, Bert and Ernie truly cared about each other. Bert never borrowed Ernie's clothes without asking. Ernie never blasted AC-DC's "Back in Black" while Bert was cramming for a final. These two muppets ought to be a model for all those who share rooms...
...miles and a payload of just 100 passengers. Concorde II would fly twice the distance carrying as many as 300 passengers. The new plane would streak through the stratosphere at Mach 2.5 (2 1/2 times the speed of sound, or about 1,875 m.p.h., in contrast to the current model's Mach 2, or 1,500 m.p.h...
With its free markets and abhorrence of communism, Kenya has long been a darling of the West, the oft-cited example of an African country that works. But in conforming to the Western powers' model for an ally, President Daniel arap Moi draws the line at multiparty democracy. Not even the implicit threat of a cutback in aid to countries that fail to practice pluralistic politics, delivered by U.S. Ambassador Smith Hempstone earlier this month, has budged him. "Kenya," Moi replied to the envoy's comments, "does not require any guidance from outsiders on how to run its affairs...
...have solutions today is that we haven't got societal agreement on what kind of health system we need, want and can afford." Although the report does not say so explicitly, the Canadian health-care system, based on principles of accessibility, universality and public funding, is a model. The reason Canada was not mentioned, according to one official: its system is considered by some to be "socialized medicine," a buzz word that could torpedo the reform effort. Besides, says Ball, the Canadian model could not be wholly transplanted into the U.S. because, among other reasons, Canadians trust their government more...
Washington's mayor, videotaped allegedly smoking crack with a sultry model in a local hotel, now shamelessly raises money for re-election and is being taken seriously in the drug-ravaged city he has mismanaged...