Word: check
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What happened was that Campaign Manager John Sasso phoned Dukakis in Iowa Sept. 27 to warn him that a story in the forthcoming edition of TIME identified the Dukakis campaign as the source of the video. Dukakis somewhat cryptically told Sasso to "check out" the story. But the Governor, who likes to portray himself as a hands-on manager who pays close attention to detail, overlooked one rather salient question. By his own account, he never asked Sasso if the story was true...
Area bars say they are rigorous in checking students' identifications. "We check I.D.'s strictly," says Brown, who scrutinizes identifications at the Boathouse. "I'm not going to have any sympathy for people under 21 who are trying to get in. I think they can usually find other places to drink, and besides, the risk of losing our license or being closed down is just too much...
Indeed, the Crimson "D" was tricked and deceived for the first five minutes of Saturday's contest, but after the coaching staff altered a couple of defensive assignments, the gridders held the 'bone in check the rest...
...experience unpleasant side effects. All a patient has to do is fill out a postcard-size form with information about where the drug was bought and how much it cost, and attach the sales receipt. The patient's physician signs the form, sends it in, and Searle mails the check to the --customer...
...using firearms and reduce to 48 hours the maximum cooling-off period for purchasing a handgun. Stricter criteria were required in some counties under local ordinances, which the state law supersedes. In Broward County, for example, gun-permit applicants had to pay a $500 fee, pass an extensive police check, complete a handgun safety course, have an approved reason for carrying a gun and undergo a psychological examination. As a result, the county had only 24 outstanding licenses for concealed weapons...