Word: spite
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Smith drives the potentially confusing narrative with such clarity that it all reads like an eyewitness account. Despite his optimism, he identifies obstacles to progress: an economy nearing collapse, violent nationalism and separatism, an obstructionist bureaucracy, a lackadaisical Russian attitude toward work, a "culture of envy." In spite of all that, he expects the patient, durable Russians to muddle through, with some setbacks, toward a democratic future 20 or 30 years away. What we have already seen he counts as nothing less than the second Russian Revolution...
...coalition. In mid-November a poll for the Times of London showed 62% of those surveyed backing the use of U.S. and British troops against Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to leave Kuwait. Even the opposition Labour Party has consistently backed the government's gulf policy. However, in spite of current levels of support, pollsters believe public approval will decline dramatically as casualties mount...
...Channel Tunnel is open." Deep in the British psyche there is a conservatism about ending the island-nation status. Labour Party transport spokesman John Prescott calls this attitude one of England's greatest problems. "We're going to have to be more reoriented toward Europe," he says. In spite of Britain's reservations, when the main breakthrough occurs on Dec. 1, men will meet, clasp hands and celebrate the fulfillment of a dream that has been alive for more than two centuries...
...many levels I do. The Afrikaner is at heart an African. He knows that the land must be shared somehow. We must play a reassuring role, embracing the Afrikaners in spite of the hideous past. If we do not do that, I think they would rather die fighting than compromise. Many of the younger generation of whites can come to accept the equality of black people and respect them...
...They set their own standards and say, judge me by my standards. While it takes energy and talent to be a rebel, it is time for the black leadership in this country to set the example for these young people by showing them you can succeed in America in spite of racism...