Word: stringing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Somebody wanted Vuk Draskovic dead, but it may not have been Slobodan Milosevic - after all, the Serbian strongman has little reason to fear the veteran opposition leader these days. In contrast to the string of professional hits that have eliminated both friend and foe of the Milosevic regime over the past year, Friday's attempt on Draskovic was an amateurish hit-or-miss affair, the gunmen spraying the opposition leader's holiday apartment with automatic rifle fire while he was vacationing in Montenegro. But not even an attempt on his life is likely to restore his declining political fortunes...
...going to have a state-of-the-art radar system in the near future. What can be done in the meantime to make our runways safer? The NTSB has offered a string of suggestions, many of which are revolutionary in their simplicity: Controllers need to speak slowly and clearly, and pilots should come to a full stop before crossing any runways. Good thing these people went through intensive aviation training - otherwise, all of these complicated safety directives might be way over their heads...
...dawn of spring was accompanied by high expectations and a string of weekends with treacherous weather, but a solid spring break training week allowed Harvard to emerge as the team to beat in the competitive New England region...
...Among a string of strong fall performances for the women's team was a second-place finish in the Victorian Urn Trophy...
Serenaded by a string quartet playing Dvorak's opus, the honorands dined last night in Annenberg Hall on tomato basil soup, veal scaloppini with Madeira sauce and almond tulie cups for dessert...