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Word: admited (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even cyclists admit that some bike riders act like pit bulls on wheels, but enthusiasts attribute most accidents to impatient walkers, many of whom insist on waiting in crosswalks for the light to change. "Most pedestrians don't look before they cross the street," says Eric Williams, a Manhattan messenger. "I've pulled so hard to stop that I've got scars to prove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scaring The Public to Death | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

...women's schools remain shrewdly protective of the special position they occupy in the highly competitive college market. Many educators, and some alumnae as well, believe that schools like Skidmore and Vassar, once bellwether women's colleges, have slipped in both status and educational quality since they decided to admit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Why Can't a Woman Be More? | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

Whatever the answer, the result will be the same--politics will determine the future of Judge Bork and the conservative social views he represents. And that's something neither side in this latest Battle on Capitol Hill seems willing to admit...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Borking Up the Wrong Tree | 9/29/1987 | See Source »

Maybe just a few more than I was willing to admit. The business district had deteriorated and business--followed by residents--had left the town's center...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Coming Home | 9/29/1987 | See Source »

...Chief of Staff, began one of his own. Ramos charged that the colonel, despite his fierce anti-Communist stance, had actually shirked duty in N.P.A.-infested combat zones. He said Honasan did not have enough supplies and manpower to launch another serious attack. But even Ramos was forced to admit that Honasan's popular appeal "is a long-range time bomb planted in the heart of the military...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Things Fall Apart | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

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