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Word: consciously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contradict what I've said!" When Volz harped on Edwards' omission of the hospital deals on two financial disclosure forms, the Governor claimed that he had simply failed to mention it to his accountant. "So you forgot!" thundered Volz. "I didn't forget," said Edwards. "That implies a conscious attempt to remember...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Louisiana: We Hit the Jackpot | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

...leaders are the numerous liberal apologists who attempt to deceive the American people with excuses for Soviet atrocities. The many voices, especially since the Geneva summit, which swear that the Soviets have a sincere desire to settle the Afghanistan issue through peaceful means are engaging in wishful thinking, or conscious deception, or both. These same voices probably hailed Moscow's promised peaceful solutions for Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Soviet outrages in these countries look like Cub Scout outings compared to their current actions in Afghanistan. It would be hopelessly naive to believe that the present leadership in Moscow...

Author: By Finn-olaf Jones, | Title: Where's The Story | 12/9/1985 | See Source »

...think people are reasonably self-conscious at Harvard, and they're interested in opportunities to help other people," says George Postolos. "They think about how they relate to others and how they can help them...

Author: By Alice K. Ma, | Title: From Sundown to Sunrise, Room 13 is There | 12/2/1985 | See Source »

...physical surroundings go beyond the merely functional. Several clubs have in fact taken on established artists such as Andy Warhol to give the clubs' interior a highly self-conscious artistic touch. Mury puts it succinctly: "Art becomes nightlife and nightlife becomes...

Author: By Preston W. Brooks and Michael C.D. Okwu, S | Title: Art and Dance in New York | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

...like manner, she goes about such mundane daily chores as gathering the firewood and hoeing the garden, as if she realized that someday they would be recorded for posterity: self-conscious sainthood...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: The Gospel of St. Eleni | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

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