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Word: copes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Saladin sprouts a pair of horns on his forehead and cloven hoofs; these mutations earn him, a British subject, rough handling by police and immigration officials. Gibreel develops a visible arc of light, a halo, around his head, and must cope with the awestruck reverence of perfect strangers. His new radiance aggravates an older problem, particularly puzzling in light of his newfound atheism: his vivid cinematic dreams, in which he is cast as the Archangel Gibreel, but without a script, and then asked by a series of petitioners to deliver Allah's word...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: An Explosive Reception | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

...AGAIN (PBS, Feb. 8, 9 p.m. on most stations). A boy and girl cope with some aggressive parental matchmaking in this American Playhouse comedy, scripted by Broadway newcomer (Eastern Standard) Richard Greenberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Feb. 13, 1989 | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

...Heat, before Rothstein reaches for the Great White Rope, he can take solace that 1) the Heat's long-term success is a short-term possibility and 2) the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic are slated to enter the league next year. So Rothstein should be able to cope. But compete with the Knicks? Nope...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: It's No Dope: Knicks Have Hope | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

Speedy action by Suarez and the firmness of police cooled Miami's immediate crisis. But more fundamental steps are necessary to help the city cope with the sudden inundation by Nicaraguan refugees while providing its alienated black citizenry with a greater stake in economic opportunity and political power. Unless action is taken soon, it may be only a matter of time before Miami's melting pot blows its lid again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brightly Colored Tinderbox | 1/30/1989 | See Source »

...funny, but people like the feeling of being lost. They say it helps them cope with stress," says architect Henry Yanaga. He should know. Yanaga has designed Wooz, an amusement park featuring a giant labyrinth. A Japanese firm, Sun Creative Systems U.S.A., has launched a $2 million marketing campaign to sell 60 Wooz franchises in the U.S. Its main attraction: a tortuous 5,000-ft.-long maze formed of 7-ft.-high redwood walls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMUSEMENT PARKS: Lost in the Wooz Zone | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

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