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Word: apartness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have been cheering for the Mahre twins for years and know which one is which. You ran a picture of Steve when you meant to run one of Phil in the slalom race that brought him gold. The conventional wisdom for telling the twins apart is that Phil wears blue goggles (both Phil and blue have four letters) and Steve wears white goggles (both name and color have five letters). The Mahre twin in your picture is wearing white goggles; therefore, he must be Steve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 19, 1984 | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

Socal immediately said that it would sell many of Gulfs refineries and service stations after it acquired them to keep antitrust considerations from stopping the merger. Still, nervous investors were worried that the deal might fall apart or be stopped by the Government; Gulf shares dropped instead of rising toward the $80 takeover price. The stock closed the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Striking the Richest Deal | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

...team entered the playoffs with a 5-2 record, with losses only to Eliot and Lowell. After tearing apart Currier, 7-2, the freshmen surprised perennial favorite Kirkland, 6-2. Mather succumbed 5-2 to the upstarts in the semi-finals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardlings Rout Winthrop, 6-3; Frosh Gain House Hockey Title | 3/13/1984 | See Source »

...feel very content," McGovern said last week. "I feel so much better than in '72 when Vietnam was tearing us all apart. I'll accept the result win or lose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McGovern Pins Hopes On Bay State Victory | 3/13/1984 | See Source »

...Apart from the questionable logical leaps required at every step of the syllogism, the more immediate question is: Why take this remote and improbable route to arrive at a point-banning pornography-that one can reach directly by citing the venerable argument that pornography damages the moral fiber of society? Why go from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Pornography Through the Looking Glass | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

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