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Word: attackable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Here's a thought: Now that the United States was awarded the America's Cup again, do you think New Zealand will get steamed enough to spring a surprise attack on Easter Island...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Hipitude: Cubbies and O's Are Cool | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

Last year, the story for Harvard wasn't that much different. Run the football for more yards than your opponent and you'll win. When the Crimson crushed the Lions, 41-7, last year at the Stadium, the rushing attack combined for 179 yards. The Lions managed just...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Testing out the Rushing Theory | 9/20/1989 | See Source »

THERE are universities where the Great Books are openly and officially declared to be synonymous with a liberal arts education; Harvard doesn't leave itself quite so easily open for attack. Here there is a growing awareness that works by minorities and women deserve their places on course syllabi...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: I Can't Stand That Attitude | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...Billings, U.S. Highway 87 had to be closed for two days. Saturday mail service to 15,000 Billings residents was canceled in anticipation of the drive's arrival, which produced something unknown in days of yore -- gridlock. One human death (a 68-year-old spectator suffered a heart attack) occurred during the drive, and half a dozen injuries were reported. Another casualty, noted by few, was the historic fact that the legendary killer winter of 1886-87 wiped out the open-range cattle business in Montana. Great long-distance cattle drives were fading memories before Montana became a state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Montana: A Historic Load of Bull | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...drug use, as Bennett argues, is indeed a reflection of the nation's values. And as long as American society continues to place a higher premium on titillation than truth and on callousness than compassion, the latest attack on drugs may prove, like all the failed battle plans of the past, to be mostly futile flag waving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Feeling Low over Old Highs | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

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