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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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The basic purpose of Hua's visit was to reiterate China's desire to open up to the West. The Chairman also expressed his support for both the European Community and NATO in the common struggle against "hegemonism," Peking's code word for Moscow's expansionist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: From Peking to Paris | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

Resolute in his desire to avoid repeating the disappointment will be quarterback Burke St. John, starting his second game in a row--tying a durability record for Harvard quarterbacks this year. Restic said St. John, who strained ligaments in his knee against UMass, was "as healthy as he could possibly...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Harvard to Battle Princeton in Ivy Tiff | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

The labyrinth of Government regulation has not only shifted research from new products to the "defensive research" necessary to comply with burgeoning environmental and safety rules, but has also increased the cost of bringing out new developments. Says Chrysler Chairman Lee lacocca: "I never invent anything any more. Everything I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Sad State of Innovation | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

What drove him to invent? The desire to make money and win personal glory, of course. But even Edison saw that was not enough. One of his less noted sayings pointed the way not only for inventors but for all those who work with their brains. He plastered his labs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Quintessential Innovator | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Most of all, however, Nathan wants to be a great writer and The Ghost Writer reflects the intensity of his desire. It closely examines that desire, offering a stimulating tour of the maturing writer's mind, ground Roth knows only too well. His writing about writers stands unparalleled. In a...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The Student of Desire | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

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