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Word: choses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...accident of his father's army station, he cometh from Germany. McEnroe broke his old record for ugly behavior at the Open, earning $17,500 in fines and a two-month suspension. Shortly after, Czechoslovakia's Hana Mandlikova had a minor Mac attack worth $500. Asked what language Mandlikova chose to curse in, British Supervisor of Women Georgina Clark expressed more than the truth when she replied, "American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Newly At A Loss for Worlds | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

...considered getting a headstart on studying for placement exams or classes, but changed his mind, he says. "I knew Harvard was going to be so dynamic, I needed some stillness for a little bit before I ventured off." And stillness, he--and others who chose to spend a quiet summer...

Author: By Sophia A. Van wingerden, | Title: How I Didn't Spend My Summer Vacation | 9/25/1987 | See Source »

Harvard conducted a search for a replacement, and chose Joel Glass, a graduate assistant SID at Florida. Jeff Bradley, a 1986 graduate of the University of North Carolina--and younger brother of Seattle Mariners's catcher Scott Bradley--was brought in as a full-time intern...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Flip-flop Leaves Cicero at Top | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...Nightline were not enough of a reminder of the tawdry side of political celebrity, Donna Rice chose the day after the broadcast to unveil her ad campaign for No Excuses jeans. At almost the precise moment Hart was lunching with New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Rice was just a few miles away giggling through a brief press availability. It was a tableau beyond parody: Hart's quest for redemption crosses Rice's pecuniary ambitions. Her only contribution to the political dialectic was a 15-second commercial in which she boasts, "I have a lot to say. But 15 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just What Is He Up To? | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...Reagan Administration, the authors dryly conclude, "chose to pursue a strategy of maximum public impact" by rushing to judgment without sound scientific analysis. Despite the damning article, the Administration still stands by the accusation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chemical Weapons: Demystifying Yellow Rain | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

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