Word: beare
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...group of subversives calling themselves the Cantabrigian Hibernation Army pulled off the "bear napping" of the century last weekend when they took a stuffed grizzly from his graduate school dormitory...
...almost never sees himself that way. Not long ago, Arthur Miller said that "Willy is foolish and even ridiculous sometimes. He tells the most transparent lies, exaggerates mercilessly, and so on. But I want you to see that the impulses behind him are not foolish at all. He cannot bear reality, and since he can't do much to change it, he keeps changing his ideas...
...caught in the difficult position of trying to save a situation he did not create. The Falklands adventure was a navy operation, conceived and urged upon the junta by that service. The air force, realizing it must bear the brunt of any battle with the British navy and air force, was unenthusiastic. So, to a lesser degree, was the army. On at least three occasions, Galtieri prevented offensive operations from taking place, and there is reason to speculate that when the invasion finally was put in train, in deepest secrecy and employing only naval forces, the air force, and perhaps...
This is why the government must further experiment and investigate the issue in order to convince skeptics like Meselson. The evidence may be compelling. But pragmatically speaking, only with a united front one the United States and other countries bring enough pressure to bear on the Soviets to stop flouting international law and morality...
Such cries for East-West confrontationalism are unsettling; before calling for a "united front" including the United States and other countries to bring "pressure to bear on the Soviets," we feel that policing should start at home. We suggest that an unaffiliated national body such as Red Cross or Amnesty International should intervene to offer unbiased guidelines to resolving the controversy...