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Word: closer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...both parties," she says. "I wish [Rep.] Pat [Schroeder (D-Col.)] had run, I would like to have seen Jeanne Kirkpatrick [former United Nations ambassador] run. I think that the more we see women running, the more used to it we're going to get, and I think the closer we come to having a woman on the ticket...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Geraldine Ferraro | 2/24/1988 | See Source »

...Green was hoping to make the match a little closer this time, what with their new glass wall courts. In most sports movies--"Hoosiers" comes to mind--the home team triumphs despite the tremendous obstacles...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetwomen Win | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

Most educators welcome a closer eye on accreditation and a toughening of the Government's lax rules on student loans. But many point out that Bennett's proposal could cut off job-training opportunities for the nation's legions of high school dropouts. "A diploma is nice, but you shouldn't turn these other kids away from becoming auto mechanics or secretaries," says Mark Williams, who investigates trade-school abuses for New York State. Reputable organizations like New York's Technical Career Institutes have successfully trained a large number of dropouts. Says California's superintendent of public instruction, William Honig...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Taking Aim at Trade Schools | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...when the game ends, they head back to the Crimson locker room to catch a closer glimpse of Cleary, Bright's own ringmaster. Or they'll wait with program and pen in hand, hoping for a Harvard player--any Harvard player--to come...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Bright Smiles and Dreams of Hockey Stardom | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...match should be closer than the first time, since we're playing on their home courts," Sheila Morrissey said...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Cagers Cream Ivy Crop | 2/19/1988 | See Source »

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