Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crowds that thronged to Imam Hossein Square in downtown Tehran to commemorate the founding of the Islamic Republic. Moussavi's exuberance was understandable: for the first time since Iraqi Strongman Saddam Hussein launched his invasion of Iran's oil-rich Khuzistan province 18 months ago, Iran could boast that it had gained the upper hand on the battlefield. Appropriately, the places of honor at the rally went to the front-line heroes and wounded soldiers of Iran's bitter struggle with its neighbor...
...minutes and argued against the use of force, but to no avail. After the Argentine invasion, forward." Reagan said: "I wish it had not gone In Buenos Aires, some 5,000 ban ner-waving supporters gathered in front of the presidential palace to hear Galflies" tieri's over boast the that "the Falklands. But Argentine flag British Prime Minister Thatcher is hearing clamor of a different kind: demands that Britannia return to ruling the waves, at least in one far-off corner of the South Atlantic. - - By George George Russell. Reported by Nina Lindley/ Buenos Aires and Frank Melville/London
...Harvard line-up should boast several freshman faces this afternoon, most notably that of shortstop Tony DiCesare (Junior Brad Bauer moves to second) and third baseman Scott Vierra. In addition, two more freshmen, Elliot Rivera, who had a good week at the plate down South, and Chris Schindler, are battling incumbent Paul Scheper for the left field...
Flakes, Burdened with parents who compare their SAT scores like golf handicaps, the flakes respond in various ways. Some ostentatiously unload home computers on the first day and effectively guarantee a summer of alienation right there. Others talk only about science fiction, and some boast prodigious drug habits. These are the kids who read the newspapers and know every battle of the Vietnam War, Many come from Bronx High School of Science, where they win debating trophies or excel at ping pong...
...almost four years of existence, the committee has done little of which to boast. There remain almost to courses in women's studies, and fewer scholars to teach them. But the committee has failed because it was designed to fail. It has no power to grant degrees or even to offer courses of its own. The only "power" it has is to plead and cajole other departments in to betting up their own offerings By now, it is clear the committee is just a diversionary tactic, granting on paper what it will never grant in reality...