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Word: confrontive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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However, in spite of what the dominant white bourgeoisie press says, the Black underclass is organizing itself to confront the dominant white class of exploiters. In the summer of 1980, over 1,000 delegates from all over the country went to the Brooklyn Armoury to from the Black United Front...

Author: By Selwyn R. Cudjoe, | Title: An Ideological Trick-Bag | 11/12/1980 | See Source »

Mugabe has been at pains to dismiss any notions that his government will also be on trial (see box). He has insisted that pure justice will be done. But no matter how the trial turns out, it seems certain to confront Mugabe with a no-win dilemma. If Tekere is convicted, it would bolster confidence in the Mugabe government's commitment to the rule of law. But a conviction would also have its hidden dangers. It would be likely to enrage Tekere's numerous and fiercely loyal guerrilla followers as well as his radical supporters within ZANU...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZIMBABWE: Fractious Land of Promise | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

...Lamont was at her best as well. Perhaps she had jitters inside, but if so, none of the 200 fans present could tell. Moving out of the crease to confront the Wildcat offense all day, she racked up 14 pad saves including a sparkling one-two combination which robbed Hesler and Gabrielle Horoules as the first half closed...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Close Campaign, Drop 2-1 Squeaker to UNH | 11/8/1980 | See Source »

...spies observe them at their "refuge"--a vacation house in the woods. Each night, just after the lovers get into bed, the spies beam a bright light into their bedroom, leaving it on until the morning. After a week, Alekos can stand it no longer and runs outside to confront them. When she tries to stop him, he fights her, and in the battle hits her in the stomach, killing the child in her womb. Realizing what he has done, for the first time Alekos cries out for forgiveness, saying that he has had enough suffering. She remembers "that...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: Of Love, Pain and Death | 10/28/1980 | See Source »

Nevertheless, Gorton, 52, is running almost even in the polls with Magnuson, partly because of an issue that he tends to run around rather than confront directly: the incumbent's age. The Republican organized a 62-mile relay run from Seattle to the state capital of Olympia to file his election papers, running nine of the miles himself. The contrast with the portly Magnuson, who now walks with a shuffle and has a hearing problem, was obvious. Seated in his state office, surrounded by pictures and mementos of the eight Presidents with whom he has served, Magnuson says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Senate: Two Incumbents Falter | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

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