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Word: adamancy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tired of arguments comparing Opening Day fans to Adam and Eve, pre-serpent. I'm tired of people insisting that Opening Day induces a blissful state of innocence and encourages fans to believe that any and all dreams may be realized...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Baseball: A Real Sport for Real People | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...true fan really believes, on the eve of Opening Day, that all teams are equal. The magic of an Opening Day lies not in innocence but in wisdom; Adam and Eve would have been lousy baseball fans...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Baseball: A Real Sport for Real People | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...members deny that their present postercampaign is a rejoinder to HIPAC's posters. "Theposters were designed first as an informationcampaign, to make people consider the issue, totalk about it and to debate it," said Adam A.Sabra '90, president...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Posters Spur New Debate Over Israel | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...smoosh elastic bracelets into the fish tank; Taneeya climbs up the indoor sliding board and smashes the basement window with a wooden hammer; Paul, not yet , walking, tries to lift himself up against a shelf, and it topples backwards; Laura and Sahar startle and cry; Clifton and Adam take off all their clothes and run around the snack tables in a circle whooping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Jersey: Day Care with a Lot of Caring | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

Loraine ((to Ben)): Get scared? ((to Adam and Raymond, pointing to children near the top of a poster of The Peaceable Kingdom)) Yes, those are like the big children upstairs. After the graduation party today, Steven and Marie and Owen will be upstairs with the big children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Jersey: Day Care with a Lot of Caring | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

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