Word: though
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...days ago, I went to my second protest, this time in Harvard Yard. Just like the first time, I came upon it by chance, hearing the speeches reverberate through my Sever Hall classroom. I hadn't paid much attention to the posters publicizing the protest, even though I had decided that I oppose using war as an instrument of our Gulf policy; it was the end of the semester, and I was distracted...
...Though they were never supposed to become a part of the landscape, the temporary shelters soon began to look like permanent poorhouses. Architects studied how to build better shelters; interior decorators worked to beautify them. The late Mitch Snyder, the ubiquitous crusader, created a vast Washington shelter that was considered a model of its kind. "It is the best shelter in the world," he once said of his creation, "but it is an abomination and should be destroyed...
...days later, Bush arrived on schedule, and his one-day visit became a % celebration of Menem's victory over the rebels. Though the uprising had left as many as 22 dead and 50 wounded, forces loyal to the Argentine President had suppressed it with relative ease...
Ershad's exit boosted hopes for democratic succession in a country whose political history has been written in blood. Though he vowed to run for the presidency again, legislators in his own Jatiya Party were resigning last week and even military loyalists encouraged him to go. Scandals, a tyrant's image and a 50% rise in oil prices since the Persian Gulf crisis broke out sealed his doom. Said one movement leader: "From government officers to ricksha pullers, all were out in the street. It was phenomenal." It will also be phenomenal if democracy manages to heal a country that...
...viewers in Palm Springs, Calif., had a little problem. Though satellite dishes were the best way to bring in additional channels, several homeowner associations banned the contraptions on the grounds that they are ugly. To the rescue came Under Cover Satellite Systems. The Indio, Calif., firm created dishes in disguise: satellite antennas that resemble patio umbrellas. For $3,000 to $5,000 -- about the price of an ordinary dish -- the company will have a dealer install one in any of six colors, complete with table and four matching chairs. The umbrella covers are made of a specially woven acrylic fabric...