Word: widener
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much more--remains largely invisible. The notion of citizen withdrawal from public life feeds on itself: if we accept the notion that others have given up on the larger community, why wouldn't we be more likely to give up too? For our democracy to flourish, journalists must widen the news lens to include a fuller picture of who we are. FRANCES MOORE LAPPE, Editor PAUL MARTIN DU BOIS, Publisher American News Service Brattleboro, Vermont...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Bob Dole is on a crusade to widen the appeal of the Republican Party, and he doesn't care whose toes he steps on to get there. "Dole has calculated that he must move farther toward the center," says TIME's Jeffrey Birnbaum. "He is purposefully trying to upset the conservative base to appeal to the moderate middle and he thinks he can afford to do so." Dole has enraged the NRA by reneging on a pledge to repeal the assault weapons ban. The organization, which claims 3 million members, says it will now concentrate its efforts...
Meanwhile, Moceanu is preparing for the Games. "More strengthening on bars," she says. While she's trying to take it one day at a time, she can't help getting a little ahead of herself. "Afterward I'm looking forward to meeting the athletes." Suddenly, her eyes widen. "Maybe Hakeem Olajuwon!" Having mastered the television camera while shooting national ads for various Olympic sponsors, she entertains a few fantasies: a guest appearance on Friends. Better yet, a bit part in a Brad Pitt movie. (Blush.) Then she catches herself. "I don't have time now," she says firmly. "Maybe later...
...effective at destroying equipment and munitions, landed close to where Hizballah had been firing a mortar at a nearby Israeli ground unit. The second area, located in the U.N. base itself, was hit mainly by "proximity-fuzed" shells, which are designed to detonate above the ground so as to widen the radius of impact. The use of that ordnance, which is especially effective at killing and maiming, explains why an exact count of the dead has never been made: there were simply too many shredded body parts...
...onset of the second quarter, Bevilacqua score the third goal of what would be a four-goal performance to widen the Crimson's lead...