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Word: cheerful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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From his bucolic precinct, Conable will cheer Reagan on, though he has some deep differences with the President. He believes that Reagan has the will to put ideas into action. "No longer do people say the presidency does not work," he declares. "One man can make a difference." Ditto Barber Conable for 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: A Student of Leadership | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

Although Yale triumphed in The Game, 30-27, both teams' fans had reason to cheer. The contest was one of the more exciting Harvard-Yale matches, and one of the safest. Security guards on foot and horseback prevented students from approaching the greased goal posts. When it was all over, the Stadium was quickly cleared of football fans and other wildlife, but remnants of both remained. In the midst of manure and trash, a small group of Harvard fans stood on the field and sang while the hand played "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard...

Author: By Heather D. Coryell, | Title: Life at The 101st Game | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...screaming new groups. Where Reagan sought to soothe and cheer Americans, Mondale tried to puncture their complacency with warnings of impending doom and taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election '84: The Shaping of the Presidency 1984 | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...Court, Washington said no. When Congress wanted the House of Representatives in the structure, Washington put his foot down. So on a March day in 1797, when Washington came to gaze proudly on the largest house abuilding in America, the workmen and local residents gathered on the site to cheer and praise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Whisper of the White Walls | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

...mourners gathered for an open-air funeral Mass in front of St. Stanislaw Kostka Church, all but enveloping the building and spilling down the neighboring streets. For the first time since the military crackdown, Walesa addressed an enormous crowd. At the very mention of his name, Poles began to cheer and flash the V-for-victory sign. "We swear that we will never forget his death," Walesa declared. "A Poland that has such priests has not lost and shall never be lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: A Nation Mourns a Martyred Priest | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

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