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Word: aimed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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More than anything, Kushner seems to have set himself the task of softening harshness and livening tedium. If there is irony in this personal aim, it is that a good humor consultant earns far less than a bad lawyer, while a man who would choose levity over litigation is, by most lights, beyond price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: Learning to Laugh | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

...aim of Do Rack Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? is to keep its audience laughing not to loss moral ball to the audience. Though the play does loss out some interesting ethical questions in passing, few of the issues raised go beyond the semi-serious tone of the title...

Author: By David H. Polluck, | Title: Starting Much Too Late | 3/22/1985 | See Source »

...Union of students opposes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. we recognize that this is an issue which requires the attention of the entire University community. Therefore, we ask the Committee on College life to discuss the tenuous situation of gay men and lesbians on campus with an aim towards strongly urging the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to adopt a statement of non-discrimination which includes the words "sexual orientation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Statement Needed | 3/16/1985 | See Source »

...hopeful, as a long line of Administration officials appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees. Paul Nitze, Shultz's senior arms-control adviser, predicted cautiously that "it will be difficult to move rapidly toward radical reductions" of offensive weapons, "but not impossible." As for the Soviet aim of restricting the development of space-based weapons, Nitze declared that there is little room for bargaining. Said Nitze: "S.D.I. as a research program cannot logically be limited by agreement because there is no way you can identify or verify...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting It on the Table | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

...high as those angels she sings about. "I want to play hardball in this business," she says. "I want to be on the same level professionally with performers in all areas of music. I love to hear Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins and the Doobie Brothers. Why not? I aim to bridge the gap between Christian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: New Lyrics for the Devil's Music | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

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