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Word: belief (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scene of the movie, the monk starts quizzing Elda about her belief in God, looking for a chink in the impenetrable facade she presents to him. She responds by demanding that he teach her to write; when he asks her what she would write about, she declares with dreamlike intensity that she would write about leaves and plants and flowers and all their wondrous healing qualities. As her eyes stare into the distance, presumably lost in contemplation at the amazing power of the written word, the viewer cannot help but be somewhat skeptical...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: The Conflicting World of Medieval France | 7/15/1988 | See Source »

...desire), they can lift themselves out of the barrio and become teachers, mathematicians, movie stars -- anything they want. Olmos is "very inspirational, a real hero to the Hispanic community," observes Producer Moctesuma Esparza (The Milagro Beanfield War, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez). "He not only has star quality, but belief and drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Burning With Passion | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...year was 1981, and the telegram said, "You are called to Mamelodi parish." To the professor, Nico Smith, it meant a complete change in his life, a rejection, in fact, of everything that his life had been until then and everything fundamental in Afrikaner society and Afrikaner belief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rev. Nico Smith: White Among Blacks | 6/27/1988 | See Source »

Despite the indignation they cause, the younger, greener gardeners are gradually learning their lessons. Those who originally bought perennials in the mistaken belief that they were less work, that one just tucked them in the ground and watched them bloom year after year, are now coming to appreciate them for their variety and texture. They are discovering the thrill of syncopation, when they manage to persuade a garden, through careful choice and planning, to bloom in waves from March through the first frost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paradise Found: America Returns to the Garden | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

...giddy moment, at least, belief seemed almost respectable. "It's like a honeymoon. We feel drunk and hope we don't ever wake up," enthused Father Viktor Petluchenko, a teacher from Odessa assigned to shepherd the international church guests. "From our TV screens we heard that the church is the heart of our nation and we need it. Can you imagine? It's wonderful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Giddy Days for the Russian Church | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

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