Word: dealt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some families may have dealt with the consequences so extensively that for the younger members, the problem has just about blown away. "Equality is not as big an issue for us as it is for grownups," says Demetrius Toney, 17, of White Plains, N.Y. Maybe the reason is that, for Demetrius, it has long been a part of his second nature. His mother is a day worker, cleaning other people's houses, "so I do everything in our house. I sweep, I wash dishes. This week my brother is doing the laundry." At U.C.L.A., Director of the Women's Resource...
...offer an opinion. "Not guilty because of insanity," he said. Jackson said that he leaned toward guilty. So did most of the women, including the only white juror, Merryanna Swartz. Some observers thought that Swartz, 31, might be pivotal because she works as a pathology researcher and has dealt with disturbed adolescents. But she remained generally quiet, and shifted her vote to not guilty over the course of the deliberations. As the discussion progressed, everyone agreed that they were still far from decided. "So we took out the evidence and put our personal feelings aside," recalls Belinda Drake...
...This isn't like the moral issues we dealt with before," he says, explaining that "with an issue like nuclear waste transportation, you've got to learn the scientific evidence. After a pause he adds, "That's a fucking headache...
...risks for U.S. policy were high. On the face of it, the attack on Lebanon dealt another blow to hopes for peace in the region. U.S. relations with the Arab world, particularly with such moderate states as Saudi Arabia and Jordan, could be severely damaged. Most unsettling of all, despite the cease-fire that took effect on Friday, was the possibility that an all-out clash between Israel and Syria could spark a broader regional war and might even prompt the Soviets to intervene on behalf of Syria...
...homosexual, he turned out some 40 films in 13 years. "I read something in the paper, or somebody tells me a story, and I know that second: I must make a movie out of it," he once said. Inspired by Brecht and Hollywood soap operas, his often autobiographical scripts dealt with the theme of power in contemporary society and reflected his view that individuals and classes inevitably corrupt one another...