Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chicago," says Weil, "there is absolutely no attempt to coordinate the sections, whereas at Harvard it is absolutely forbidden to do anything different. There's a running joke that at the Harvard staff meetings, they don't just discuss what to talk about in class--they also tell you which blackboard to write...
...wonder the Asians are seeking additional markets besides the U.S. for their products, and currencies other than the dollar for their reserves. The political side effects are subtle but troublesome. The U.S. is caught in what former Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson has called "the awkward attempt to stand tall while on bended knee...
...MacDonald denies the litany of charges lodged at his mahogany door. He claims that the testimony in Washington is unsubstantiated and unfair and that he is the victim of an attempt to divert attention from mismanagement...
...have proved an even bigger draw. Wrestlemania IV had a reported 900,000 takers last March (the largest audience yet claimed for a PPV event), and well-hyped ring battles like last week's Chi-Town Rumble '89 are coming almost monthly. Robbie Knievel, son of daredevil Evel, will attempt a motorcycle jump over the fountains at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace for a PPV event in April, and the supermiddleweight title fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns will be offered over PPV in June...
...time did my attackers attempt to explain the reasons behind their actions. After the man in question declined my second offer to dance, I had considered the matter settled and never approached him again. It never occurred to me to connect my earlier requests to dance with the harassment I received after the dance was over. My attackers' insults and taunts were without exception directed at the issue of my orientation. As far as I know, they were merely "fag-bashing" a randomly selected homosexual...