Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...though Powell spent his life as a warrior, he never looked for fights. His success was as a bureaucrat, and a very careful one at that. "Powell is not an innovator," says a four-star general who served with him. "He is a wonderful man, but he is a solid, dependable, reliable tinkerer at the margins...
...noted that her sentence had expired. "No one expected this to happen," saysTIME's Sandra Burton, in the Burmese capital. "The move indicates far greater confidence on the part of the junta that neither Suu Kyi nor the people will rush to overthrow it." That confidence may have a solid economic foundation: though some U.S. conservatives credit their threats of economic sanctions, Burton says the results more likely stem from a "constructive engagement" policy in which Japan, the Philippines and other Asian trading partnersquietly pressured the regime on human rights."The story is how one of the world's most...
After five months,10 dismissed jurorsand several thousand hours of analysis on Court TV, the O.J. Simpson prosecution has finally rested its case. How did they do? "I don't think they hit the ball out of the park," saysTIME's Elaine Lafferty. "But they did a fairly solid, workmanlike job. The DNA evidence was as strong as everyone thought it would be, but the problems with glove that didn't fit were a major flaw." The prosecution dropped plans to call Nicole Brown Simpson's mother as its final witness, fearing that she might become too upset under cross-examination.Simpson...
...that the choice between these tow explanations is not an either/or proposition. The two possibilities are by no means mutually exclusive. Certainly the content of American entertainment reflects the moral decline of our nation. All of us, Senator Dole included, can agree on that. But the absence of solid values in movies and popular music also accelerates the very debasement of our society that it testifies to. Just because our culture reflects what we think and do doesn't mean it can't simultaneously affect our beliefs and our actions as well...
...difference between slowdown and recession is sustained consumer confidence and spending. A decline could prompt businesses to cut back production even more, leading to more cuts in the work force and a further fall in consumer spending -- the vicious cycle that drives a recession. In surveys, confidence still looks solid, but beneath is an enduring anxiety about wage stagnation and job security. With any additional sign of a serious downturn, consumer confidence could collapse like a nervous smile...