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Word: distractedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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That early rhetorical skirmish set the tone for a meeting in which, according to one Irish official, "no real negotiations ever got started." A distracted Kohl did not intervene between his quarreling partners; at one point in the session, to the annoyance of other summiteers, he slipped away to a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summits,Venezuela: Aggravation in Athens | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

The epidemic has turned Brazilian banks into virtual shooting galleries. Dozens of innocent bystanders have been killed in the gunplay. Authorities say that in one notorious incident, Franklin Pedro da Silva was holding up a Sāo Paulo bank when he was distracted by a crying baby. "Shut it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil: Heist Fever | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

Many of those fighting against the bill have said they agree with it "in spirit," but that it goes too far in making the production of nuclear weapons a criminal offense. Voters should not be distracted with questions of the measure's constitutionality or jurisdiction, for, in the final analysis...

Author: By Adam G.E. Steinhouse, | Title: Being Honest | 11/1/1983 | See Source »

"We remember Vietnam" Until recently the slogan was heard from protest groups with varying degrees of intensity on college campuses and by other marching in many American cities. Their voices have been quiet in recent weeks, distracted by tragic events taking place in other regions of the world America's...

Author: By Peter Teeley, | Title: The Right of Protest | 10/7/1983 | See Source »

On a mundane level this Misha seems a bit tired, with his loosened tie and distracted air. It does not take much imagination to see this overworked chap as the head of a big dance company, which of course happens to be Baryshnikov's situation as artistic director of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Adding Some Sizzle at A.B.T. | 6/13/1983 | See Source »

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