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Word: boastfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Governor of Texas is $10 million or $15 million. To run for Senator, I don't know how many millions it is, but it's obscene. The presidential race is far, far, far more than the numbers quoted in print because of all the soft money. Republicans now boast that they have $200 million in soft money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Ross Perot | 5/25/1992 | See Source »

These two singers lead an extremely talented cast. While none of the others can boast the vocal prowess of Toomer, there are several consistent and impressive performances. China Forbes is laudable as Lorrell Robinson, and Kiana Woods brings her gentle, soothing voice to Michelle Morris. Maurice Sholas brings easy character identification to his portrayal of the money-and-power-crazy manager of The Dreams while Randal Jean-Baptiste and Toby Blackwell are impressive as James Early and C.C. White, respectively...

Author: By Ganesh Ramakrishnan, | Title: Acting, Direction Create Pleasant Dream | 5/1/1992 | See Source »

While the wreckage in Lockerbie was meticulously sifted for bomb clues, no such effort was made in Gander. Yet there was good reason to take seriously the Islamic Jihad's boast that it had blown up the Arrow Air jet. Telephone calls claiming responsibility for the crash were immediately received by both the U.S. consulate in Oran, Algeria, and Reuters news agency in Beirut. The Beirut caller even knew that the plane had been delayed for five hours in Cologne, and explained that was why it blew up over Canada instead of over the U.S. He said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gander Different Crash, Same Questions | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...when even the top academicinstitutions boast student bodies that rallyaround their athletic teams-Duke and StanfordUniversities come to mind-few Harvard studentstoday are heard bursting out in song with "10,000Men of Harvard...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Epps Starts Committee To Revive Enthusiam | 4/21/1992 | See Source »

Despite the loss of All-Americans Jay McMahon (to graduation) and Andrew Towers (academically ineligible), Brown continues to boast a shockingly powerful attack this year, including the Ivy League's leading scorer, senior Darren Lowe (18 goals, 34 assists...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Explosive Brown Hosts Laxmen | 4/15/1992 | See Source »

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