trip (sb) up (FALL), terribly, première, premier, state of emergency

Will President-elect Barack Obama deliver on his promise to form a new regulatory framework for Wall Street? The editorial board of The New York Times says the early signs are "not terribly encouraging."

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Privacy Laws Trip Up Google in Parts of Europe

By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN

Published: November 17, 2008

...But almost five years into its expansion into Europe — where it has a headquarters in Dublin, large offices in Zurich and London, and smaller centers in countries like Denmark, Russia and Poland — Google is getting caught in a web of privacy laws that threaten its growth and the positive image it has cultivated as a company dedicated to doing good.
In Switzerland, data protection officials are quietly pressing Google to scrap its plans to introduce Street View, a mapping service that provides a vivid, 360-degree, ground-level photographic panorama from any address, which would violate strict Swiss privacy laws that prohibit the unauthorized use of personal images or property.


Protesters in Thailand Challenge Premier 
 By SETH MYDANS 

The Thai army clashed with anti-government protesters Monday morning after thousands defied a state of emergency, massing in the streets.


Inspired Minds: One-to-One with Wieland Speck, Director of the
Berlinale Panorama Section

Germany’s biggest film festival, the Berlinale is underway this week. The
event, which runs until the 15th of February features up to 400 films as
part of the public programme, the vast majority of which are world or
European premieres. Independent and art-house productions can be found in
the Panorama section which is directed by Wieland Speck.

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Vaclav Havel's Makes Long-Awaited Stage Comeback

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Playwrite and former Czech President Vaclav Havel,  after the world premiere of his new play "Leaving"

A new play by the former Czech president Vaclav Havel is currently being staged at Prague's Archa Theatre -- his first in 20 years.

Vaclav Havel was a world-renowned playwright when he entered politics in 1989 and the play "Leaving," about a politician's painful adjustment to a new life after leaving politics, is his long-awaited comeback to the stage. The play premiered at the end of last week.
Report: Rob Cameron

première
noun [C]nce of a play or any other type of entertainment:
The world première of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

première
verb [T]
The play was premièred in New York.

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state of emergency noun [C]
a temporary system of rules to deal with an extremely dangerous or difficult situation:
After the floods the government declared a state of emergency.

pre・mi・ere, pre・miere

［F.］ n. 【劇・映】初日, 初演, 初放映; ((形容詞的)) 初日の; 主役女優.
━━ v. 初演［初公開］する［される］.

pre・mier

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━━ n. （時にP-） （フランス・イタリアなどの）首相; （カナダ・オーストラリアの）州知事.
━━ a. 第一位の; 最初の, 最も古い.
 Premier League　（the ～） （英国サッカーの）プレミアリーグ.
 pre・mier・ship　━━ n. 首相の職［任期］.

trip (sb) up (FALL) phrasal verb [M]
to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of their foot:
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up.
She tripped up on the rug.

trip (sb) up (FALL) phrasal verb [M]
to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of their foot:
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up.
She tripped up on the rug.

TERRIBLYadv.

1. In a terrible manner: terribly wounded.
2. Extremely; very I'm terribly sorry.
3. To a great extent; very much: Would you mind terribly if I opened the window?