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Word: afoot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...WHEN HOUSE PRICES FALL, chimes the Economist. "Two generations of Britons have grown up treating houses as the perfect investment. But a fundamental change is afoot. The engine of demography that helped drive houses up is now going in reverse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles: When a House Is Just a Home | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...Harvard operates its holdings in the Square has led many to conclude that some sort of conspiracy is afoot. During the last year, Harvard has contracted with a private developer to destroy the Harvard Motor House hotel...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Playing the Planning Game | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...have touched most of its lyrical bases. In last week's play-offs, catcher Gary Carter of the Mets actually referred to the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser "twirling a gem." Los Angeles manager Tommy Lasorda has been crooning about "the fall classic." Gonfalons have been copped, the World Series is afoot, and aging veterans and hopeful rookies are in full confluence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Classic Falls and Fall Classics | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...only reasonable way for B.U. students to fight the new parietal rules is with militancy--protests, marches, tuition strikes, organized defiance, or even a student strike. A single protest will not move him, but consistent pressure sustained over a long period of time might. Supposedly, there is a plan afoot in the student government to encourage parents not to pay their bills in protest. Hard-ball tactics like these are the only way to talk to Silber...

Author: By Mitchell A. Orenstein, | Title: Your Guest is as Good as Mine | 10/5/1988 | See Source »

...promote U.S. and Israeli guarantees for a proposed pipeline that would allow Iraqi oil to bypass the Persian Gulf. Wallach told Meese the plan included a proposal to pay off Israel's Labor Party so that Israel would not sabotage the project. "If an illegal bribery scheme actually was afoot, Mr. Meese's actions would have furthered the scheme," said McKay. But some participants refused to be questioned, and there was insufficient evidence that a bribe plot existed. Thus McKay did not charge Meese with aiding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mixed Verdict for Meese | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

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