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Word: deliverance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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The retired Creed, of all people, replaces Mickey and tries to teach Rocky the new boxing method he must acquire to beat Lang-quick, stylish and black. Rocky is slow to pick it up and agonizes in self-pity. It remains for Adrian to deliver the ultimatum: go for it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Winner and Still Champion | 6/14/1982 | See Source »

The festivities apparently were not attractive enough to secure an appearance by President Reagan who declined last year's offer from President Bok to deliver the principal address. The invitation itself was rare for Harvard, since sitting presidents almost never come. The last one was Theodore Roosevelt U.S. president have...

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, | Title: Historic Speeches | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

The two members who quit the Likud, Yitzhak Peretz and Amnon Linn, wanted to express their discontent with the government's policies, notably its handling of the economy and of recent disturbances on the occupied West Bank. To Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres, it seemed the right moment to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: Surviving Another Cliffhanger | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

Even by the rowdy standards of Knesset debates, last week's performance was noteworthy for its invective. As soon as Peres took the stand to deliver his 45-minute critique of the government, Likud deputies began charging that he had "bought" Peretz and Linn. Retorted Peres: "I bought no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: Surviving Another Cliffhanger | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

By midweek, however, Graham may have begun to sense that he was treading on dangerous territory. When delegates began accusing the U.S. of escalating the arms race, he removed his earphones. He listened intently when Lutheran Bishop David Preus from Minneapolis objected to the anti-U.S. bias of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Questionable Mission to Moscow | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

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