Word: rifted
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Jokes aside, the rift between Washington and Jerusalem appeared to be widening alarmingly. Senior Administration officials insisted Baker's crack was no impulsive outburst but a calculated attempt "to lay down a marker before the new Israeli government locked itself into a position that made further progress ((toward peace talks)) even more difficult...
...used his nonpareil status to end the fighting between his supporters and the Inkatha organization, led by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, which has killed thousands since 1985. During his years in prison, Mandela indicated that a top priority after his release would be to restore black unity by mending the rift. But when he proposed a meeting with Buthelezi last March, militants inside his organization vetoed the idea. "They nearly throttled me," said Mandela, who insists that he must accept such decisions because he remains "a loyal and disciplined member of the A.N.C...
...example, the four works of China Forbes, are troubled by the rift. One painting, "Dead Leaves," is an interesting idea--Forbes assembles painted leaves upon a canvas. Closer attention to arrangement and the use of color would do the idea more justice. As the work stands, the colors are monochromatic and the leaves seem placed without purpose, making the painting bland...
...small consideration in a country where the daily temperature averages 78 degrees F. Local goods are in short supply too. Thanks to inefficient methods of growing and harvesting, Cuba may be the only tropical island in the world where fruits and vegetables are hard to find. The widening rift between Havana and Moscow has caused other deprivations. The Soviet Union's increasing unwillingness -- or inability -- to continue carrying the Cuban economy has created severe shortages of flour, bread, razor blades and TV sets. The long-standing U.S. trade embargo continues to take its toll as well...
...waning months of Duarte's administration were beset by political turmoil. In March 1988 Duarte's bitter political rivals, the ultraconservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), won control of the national legislature. Duarte's attempts to heal a deepening rift within his Christian Democratic Party failed, and one year later ARENA's presidential candidate, Alfredo Cristiani, triumphed, with 54% of the vote...