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Word: aims (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...geese on his estate are trying to put spells on him, and when he becomes convinced that he is always under government surveillance, it's time to consider finding a new place to live. But when someone who is so obviously delusional is also a gun fanatic with deadly aim and has an arsenal that includes weapons ranging from a .38 revolver to an armored personnel carrier, moving is imperative...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: BUT THE POOL WAS SO NICE... | 2/3/1996 | See Source »

...impossible to see the images on the LED display screen without standing all the way across the room. You can only read the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland so many times before your eyes begin to cross. And the "Poetry in Motion" program, despite its worthy aim of exposing the Harvard masses to high culture, is just too hard to focus on while having a conversation...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Chillin' at the Loke | 2/3/1996 | See Source »

...while small companies may not feel governmental pressure, for many large companies, the government's standards serve only as a minimum which they aim to surpass...

Author: By Leigh S. Salsberg, | Title: Crimson & Brown Helps Minorities With Recruiting | 1/31/1996 | See Source »

...money troubles in the Gramm and Alexander camps--though both have raised millions, their cash on hand is sometimes precarious--prevented them from making sustained counterstrikes, and so it fell to Dole. His campaign staff argued for a while about how and when to fight back and decided to aim a broadside at Forbes (tag line: Untested leadership. Risky ideas) just before the Iowa debate on Jan. 13, which may have been what inspired the others to go after Forbes instead of the front runner. "Dole's people were absolutely delighted with the debate," explains Craig Fuller, former campaign manager...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: KNOCK 'EM FLAT | 1/29/1996 | See Source »

...American troops is understandable, but will the Serbs really distinguish between them and MPRI trainers? By hiring consultant mercenaries to do a messy job, it is easier for Washington to ignore the consequences and fudge the responsibility. Once again, for better or worse, that seems to be an overshadowing aim of America's policy in Bosnia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOSNIA: GENERALS FOR HIRE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

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