Word: resisted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these recipes were hers; others were suggested by Claiborne's friends and colleagues. Dishes range from soul to stylish Creole. Among them are such classics as fried chicken and beaten biscuits, as well as what Claiborne bills as "nouveau Southern," charcoal-grilled stuffed quail. Too bad he couldn't resist cliched crowd pleasers like blackened redfish...
...Gorbachev did not mention Yeltsin by name but criticized officials whose management decisions "bring society to a fever" and "unnerve people" -- charges that were leveled by many against the abrasive Moscow party chief during the meeting that preceded his downfall. Gorbachev also threatened to "part company" with those who resist his perestroika (restructuring) program, a not so subtle threat to punish opponents of his policies in the party...
...down-to-earth traditional atmosphere here at the Daily. As I recently told my dear co-writer Dave, there are few environments in which one can revel so dearly in intellectual enlightenment and simultaneously proper etiquette. For back in Florida, my dear readers, we have been able to resist the wave of ill manners that has swept this chilly, though always dear, environment. Yes. Ma'am on that...
Most damning is Brecht's indictment of the German people for refusing to accept responsibility for Hitler's rise. Two or three characters argue passionately, presumably in Brecht's voice, that if more people would speak out against injustice, they could resist the rise of such...
...lately there has been trouble in John Hull's paradise. The threat of assassination has prompted the 66-year-old rancher to ship his two children to the U.S. Barricades have been installed along the perimeter of his main estate. The ranch-house roof has been reinforced to resist mortar attack; large mesh screens cover the windows to repel grenades. Until recently as many as five bodyguards, paid a total of $800 a month, watched over Hull and his wife. This protection, says Hull, was provided by his stateside patron...