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Word: dubious (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mind, Carter locked up and lonely in the Oval Office time and time again, the first wave of analysis, followed by the second wave of analysis, followed by analysis of the analysis. Then there were all those families groggy from beer and boredom, telling TV crews their dubious leanings. Debate coaches weighed in and drama critics pounded their typewriters. Victory parties begun before the show started roared on into the night for both Carter and Reagan, who both naturally smiled in triumph when it was all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Wham, Zonk and Gurgle | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

...future U.S. buildup. But were it not for Carter's own similar naiveté four years ago, SALT II would almost certainly have been signed-and ratified-early in his Administration, long before its passage was "linked" to Soviet behavior in Cuba and Afghanistan. Such linkage was always dubious, since SALT benefits both sides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Danger: Killing SALT Forever | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

Soviet Union. The government newspaper Izvestiya describes the differences between Carter and Reagan as ";rather dubious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Praising with Faint Damns | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...gaggle of dubious penalties to the Q-Worlders--including a twelve men on the field infraction because the toes of Quincy substitutes were over the sideline, and one unsportsmanlike conduct call because two Quincy players were talking to the coach during the time out--gave Kirkland possession on its own 15 with 2:58 left...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Quincy Shuts Out Kirkland House, 6-0, Clinches Second Straight Division Title | 10/30/1980 | See Source »

...addition to Klitgaard, The Harvard Crimson is also to be criticized for their gross insensitivity and irresponsible journalism. The Crimson obtained the contents of this report in a dubious manner since the report has not yet been made public. The story was sensationalized and no members of the Third World community or even the Office of Admissions were asked to respond before the story was printed. I can just add this article to a series of instances in which The Crimson has blatantly insulted Third World students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ...and Desist | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

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