Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scandal is the third in the past five years to tarnish Hungary's most popular spectator sport, but political pressure largely buried previous investigations. Three years ago, several of the country's best players received timely pardons so they could represent Hungary in the 1986 World Cup. The latest scandal has triggered a groundswell of anger aimed not only at the corruption that tinges Hungary's most popular sport but also at a system of behind-the-back favors that touches virtually every aspect of life. But the new government of Communist Party leader Karoly Grosz is headlining this latest...
Silence again. We made another round, and my father turned toward the house. He went upstairs to his bedroom and asked that a cup of tea be brought him there. Nobody dared to disturb...
Quick, name the starting forward line of the Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers...
...more than anything, Reese says this year's candidates have used the tools of the trade differently. Over a cup of coffee, the first thing he says about the campaign is, "it's the most television election we've ever had. Ever...
...their seasonal hunt for endangered bowhead whales in the belief that it would not look good on network news. The oil companies found themselves in a no-win situation. Lampooned by an Anchorage Daily News cartoon that showed oil-company workers competing in a race for a "Public Relations Cup," the rescuers also faced the possibility of inadvertently killing the whales with kindness. Would the shock of heavy equipment hammering the ice pack panic the whales and scare them to their doom under...