Word: accomplish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decides to cash in on the rubber boom by taking a steamship to virgin tracts of jungle, carrying it a mile overland to an otherwise inaccessible river. The real Fitzcarraldo (so named because the natives could not pronounce Fitzgerald) cut a 20-ton steamship into 15 pieces to accomplish his made task. Herzog, in his reenactment, does not regard that as enough of a challenge, opting to haul a 300-ton steamship in one piece...
...killed by a bomb blast on Sept. 14, nine days before he was to have assumed the presidency. In that somber setting the new President-elect said: "I pledge to shoulder the monumental responsibility of reuniting and reconstructing Lebanon in the fashion my martyred brother had hoped to accomplish...
...different missionaries' experiences also reflect the depth of a belief which prompted them to dedicate two years of their lives to sharing their convictions with other people. Finlayson explains that he wanted to give something to other people and thought that being a missionary was the best way to accomplish that...
...Israel is that any attempt at a cover up, or even hesitation to shed light on what happened in the camps, will have the effect of a self-inflicted poison. Jews now rightly feel the need to purify Israel. Only a thorough and impartial probe can begin to accomplish this...
...problems that brought down the Schmidt government is not yet clear. Kohl said last week that the new government's first task would be to "put the budget in order, fight unemployment and take charge of the economy," but he offered no details as to how he might accomplish this. Still, the C.D.U. should enjoy widespread public support, at least initially, from West Germans who feel that the time has come for a change of government in Bonn. Schmidt's announcement that the coalition had collapsed sent the Frankfurt stock exchange soaring to record highs...