Word: mood
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Arafat is in a tough position. His promise of a cease-fire raises expectations that he will rein in his own gunmen and jail Islamic terrorists. But the mood among Palestinians is unforgiving, and Arafat will find it hard to justify arrests when most Palestinians favor more attacks against Israelis. Sharon promises to defend Israeli citizens, and his Cabinet ministers talk darkly of "removing the immunity" of senior Palestinian Authority officials. With almost 600 people dead in the eight-month Aqsa intifadeh, no one expects the youngsters at the Dolphinarium to be the last to pay the price for peace...
...Arroyo is in no forgiving mood either. "I will finish what you started," she declared on national TV. "Force against force, arms against arms. That is what you asked for when you challenged me. I will give it to you." Replied spokesman Abu Sabaya, who himself was wounded in Saturday's fighting: "The Philippine government does not seem to care about the hostages ... Why should we?" In the battle for the southern Philippines, the crossfire is getting thicker...
...While Sandel said he thought The Crimson made a "sensible judgment" not to run the Horowitz ad, Lewis criticized what he sees as a "censorial mood" on the Left that he believes is suppressing conservative points of view in the name of political correctness...
TIME.com: What is the mood in Palestinian areas as CIA director George Tenet flies in to chair new security talks...
...tree in Kirkland House courtyard or the excitement of tourists photographing buildings, squirrels and each other is much more likely to make me smile than any attempt to convince myself that the big picture suggests I should feel happy. I recommend against trying to philosophize oneself into a happy mood; so far, it has never worked for me, while ice cream and funny movies have an impeccable track record...