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Word: easier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Miller thinks television makes him easier to approach. "TV is an extraordinarily intimate medium," he believes. "In class, I'm 50 feet away. On TV, my face fills the entire screen...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: The Silver Screen | 9/28/1983 | See Source »

...easier to say why none of the teams ought to win-slumping superstars, shallow bullpens and error-prone infields-than to predict which one eventually will do so. "Pitching's going to win it," claims Expos Manager Bill Virdon, intoning a baseball verity. If so, perennial bridesmaid Montreal should have a slight advantage on the mound. Still, Ace Hurler Steve Rogers, the first pitcher in the N.L. to record 17 wins this season, has lost three of his last five games. Top Reliever Jeff Reardon has muffed eight critical saves, causing such consternation among Montreal fans that they even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Can Anyone Win This Thing? | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

...them yet. They have "struggled" against Soviet ideas and repudiated them. They have "struggled" against the barbarities of their own government and leaders, and erased many. Today their struggle is against the realities of their own immense dimensions, the crushing limits of their backwardness. Yet some may find it easier to struggle against an outer enemy to restore national pride. And Americans must recognize that pride as they try to avoid the traps that pride may set. America and China are locked in a narrow, dangerous passage of history. The transition regime in Peking is trying to recapture control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Burnout of a Revolution | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

...Harvard defensive secondary may be busy for the second straight Saturday, but the work will probably be easier today, because UMass quarterback Jim Simone isn't really another John Witkowski. His incompletions outnumber his completions and, more importantly, he lacks the mobility the Columbia starter displayed in repeatedly escaping the clutches of Crimson linemen. He's been sacked 12 times...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Another Passing Team Visits Stadium; Minutemen Look for Their First Win | 9/24/1983 | See Source »

...wind was worth two goals," said Coach Jape Shattuck. "We knew we had to get ahead with the wind because holding onto a lead is always easier...

Author: By Joseph Garcia, | Title: Booters Take Judges, 5-2, With Midfield Control | 9/22/1983 | See Source »

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