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Word: doorsteps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Ohno again was the catalyst as he sent Busconi in alone on Silengo with a pretty pass from his own blue line. Busconi finally caught up with the puck in the offensive zone and, from the doorstep, backhanded it by the goaltender at the 4.12 mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Black Bears Ice Crimson, 5-4 | 12/15/1983 | See Source »

From the beginning, the case had twisted and turned like the raciest of thrillers. On the evening of the abduction, the criminals left a message on the doorstep of a police station in The Hague giving the Heineken family three days to rustle up a total of about $10 million worth of U.S., French, West German and Dutch currencies. The kidnapers used the code word "eagle" for themselves and "hare" for the policeman who would bring them the booty. Three days later the Amsterdam police placed an ad in a national newspaper declaring their readiness to pay the ransom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Netherlands: One for the Hare | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...incident. Surely 2000 tons of Soviet arms alone did not represent a threat to U.S. security, but coming in the wake of the Communist takeover in China, the Korean War and continued tensions in Eastern Europe, the U.S. was understandably alarmed at the appearance of Russian arms on its doorstep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Terrible History | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

...about the missiles." But the U.S. soldier's young wife living in Mutlangen, West Germany, near a major U.S. Army depot, refused even to reply until her unexpected caller had departed. Moments later, when she hesitantly opened the door, she found an anti-Pershing-missile leaflet on her doorstep. "I didn't answer because I was scared," she said. "I don't know what they have against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: We Want to Liberate Ourselves | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

...newly assertive reincarnation, Soares has taken on even the European Community, which has dithered for seven years over Portugal's application for membership. "The moment has arrived for us to force the E.G. to make a decision," he says. "We are tired of waiting on the doorstep." Soares warns that if Portugal is not let in soon, it "will find other alternatives." The country is already dependent on the U.S. for a large portion of its foodstuffs, including 90% of its wheat. President António Ramalho Eanes was in Washington last week for talks with President Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portugal: 100 Measures | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

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