Word: depends
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...minute final arguments may seem like the rhetorical equivalent of airplane food, but they do force the candidates to articulate tersely why they want to be President. If Bush can frame a final message without mentioning Ronald Reagan, or Dukakis can create a rationale that does not depend on "competence," he deserves a small boost on the scoreboard. Three points for a compelling closing statement, even if scripted, and 3 bonus points if it responds to issues raised earlier in the evening...
With the situation on the edge of anarchy, several countries, including the U.S. and the Soviet Union, evacuated dependents of embassy employees last week. What happens next may depend on the military. "Don't leave," a senior military figure advised at week's end. "The next few days should be interesting...
...textile industry, which has lost 55% of its market to imports, has put pressure on Congress to do something. Concern runs highest in the South, where economies depend on the business. In South Carolina, for example, textiles and apparel account for 48% of all manufacturing jobs...
...England will once again have to depend on the wonderfully preserved arm of Steve Grogan to return to the playoffs this year. Grogan showed no signs of losing his accuracy as he threw two touchdowns to Irving Fryar in the Patriot's opening...
...many ways she has not stopped shouting at the authorities--to house the homeless, teach those who depend on public education and deal honorably with all people, whether Black, gay, female, or poor. She has pushed through several public housing improvement measures and been a leading advocate of tenant protection laws...