Word: crushes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been chewed by our people to relieve pain. But we must fight to the death for the repression of drug traffickers who take the leaves and make cocaine." This puts the new President in a delicate position: some military men have quietly warned they will resist any attempt to crush the profitable business. Still, Siles Zuazo believes the army will not rebel, at least for now. Said he: "They want to cooperate...
...loveliest expression of the season was Don Sutton's line in the Milwaukee clubhouse when the winning pitcher went looking for Shortstop Robin Yount and someone wanted to know how Sutton expected to locate a pip-squeak like Yount in the crush of these burly Brewers. "That's easy," said Sutton. "Robin Yount stands taller than anybody I've ever played with...
...determination of the Polish people. Since December, Solidarity has continued to function underground, distributing leaflets, keeping the structure of the union intact, planning for the future. Although Solidarity was suspended, the hope was there that it might someday be allowed to resume its activities. Jaruzelski is trying to crush that hope...
...dumb ones have always held a special belief in what comes natur'lly. That belief appears to grow stronger as society pulls further away from nature. As ever more synthetic artifacts of Western civilization emerge from laboratories and test tubes, a great many people have developed an outright crush on nature. Indeed, the supposedly natural is so warmly regarded nowadays that the artificial is in danger of getting an unjustly bad name...
...President has not, however, decided to change course after last week's setback. Blustering about his "deep, burning anger," he vowed to use his influence to crush those who opposed his empty amendment. Many Democratic congressional candidates, as well as the 20 Republicans who stood up for reason under intense peer pressure, will have difficulty explaining to impatient constituents why they opposed a measure encouraging a balanced national ledger...