Word: thereness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Every shelter may be an abomination in theory, but many were in fact as well. Half the people residing for more than two years in New York City shelters test positive for tuberculosis. Men sleep with their shoes wedged under the legs of the cots so they won't be...
When foreign visitors come to American cities, their reaction is almost invariably astonishment, and sorrow, at what they see on the streets. America is a wealthy nation of conspicuous ideals, one that presumes to have something to teach infant democracies all around the world. By failing to act creatively, generously...
Referring to Argentina's succession of military uprisings, Menem called for an end to "these ridiculous antics that have hurt the country so much." He vowed that the 300 or so rebels would be tried for insurrection and implied that he would seek the death penalty for their leaders. As...
But there was nothing predictable about the arrival two days later of several Soviet-built Libyan transport planes at N'Djamena's military airport. The planes had come to pick up about 400 Libyan prisoners released by Deby, some of whom had been jailed since 1982, and to unload "humanitarian...
But there are far grimmer effects. Harrowing tales are told by interns and residents, many of whom routinely work 120-hour weeks, including 36 hours at a stretch. Some admit that mistakes are frighteningly common. A California resident fell asleep while sewing up a woman's uterus -- and toppled onto...