Word: setting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Panamanians hailed the American invaders as liberators, even in El Chorrillo, a burned-out section of Panama City where many were left homeless. Residents of the down-at-the-heels area were quick to assert that the fires were not caused by U.S. military action but were deliberately set by Noriega's paramilitary Dignity Battalions. Eulalia Sanchez paused while burning garbage in a vacant lot in front of her damaged El Chorrillo home to declare, "We are very happy with the gringos. They freed us from the tyranny of Noriega...
...political parties -- the first rivals to communism in 45 years -- were being formed. The caretaker government set out to erase the most despised features of Ceausescu's Big Brother regime, but the only cohesive organization left to enforce the new decrees seemed to be the army, whose turning against Ceausescu and his Securitate had rescued the revolution from failure...
...assert authority over the army as well as the country. Television, which once beamed | out only the glory of Ceausescu, then helped topple him, became the heart and voice of the new government. The National Salvation Front gathered at the studio to announce that the revolution had triumphed -- and set about trying to steer it into calmer channels. The Front ordered all those who had seized or been issued firearms to turn them in and instructed revolutionary committees that had sprung up around the country to be "immediately subordinated...
...trickle out. Last month the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that since 1983, Durenberger had charged the Senate nearly $10,000 for rental of a condominium he had owned, which he used while in the state. To justify the reimbursements, Durenberger transferred title on the condo to a partnership he set up with a local businessman; the partnership billed the rent. The new deed was drawn up in mid-1984 but backdated to July 1983, when Durenberger began claiming the expenses...
Health-maintenance organizations have contributed to the downward price pressure. Set up to provide medical coverage for members at a fixed fee, HMOs control pharmacy expenses by using only the most cost-effective drugs and demanding discounts from manufacturers. In 1984 less than 4% of employees surveyed by the Health Insurance Association of America were enrolled in such health-care plans. By 1988 the percentage had risen...