Word: dilemma
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...TIME poll of likely Democratic voters taken by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman on Thursday night, two days after he announced, Hart was the first choice of 30%, compared with 22% for Jackson and 14% for Michael Dukakis. But these numbers represent the crux of the Democratic dilemma: when those surveyed were asked their impressions of each of the candidates, Hart's "unfavorable" rating was 36%. The only one higher: Jackson, with 37%. Just 51% of the probable Democratic voters said they would be likely to cast their ballots for Hart if he turns out to be the nominee, while 32% said...
COVER: Famine again stalks Ethiopia, and the West wrestles with the aid dilemma...
...soon devour. The elder Fox is played by Charlie Sheen's own dad Martin; and to complete the motif, Stone has dedicated Wall Street (as he did Salvador) to his stockbroker father, who died two years ago. The entire film is in fact a ferocious meditation on the dilemma of a son choosing his father. Which one will Bud emulate: the noble failure or the triumphant sleaze...
...wrestling team was faced with such a dilemma last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, after coming up short against Springfield College, 24-15, in front of 50 fans...
...next dilemma is "whose click is it?" Naturally both people try clicking the receiver, disconnecting one of them entirely. Attempts to ignore the other call are fruitless, as the phone company has taken the precaution of brain-washing the American people in childhood to allow an inordinate number of rings before hanging-up in order to "be polite." As if I am going to thank the fool who politely infests my home with a grating bell for 10 uninterrupted minutes--"Thank you so much for waiting...I really couldn't decide whether or not to answer, and you gave...