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Word: em (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been forced to play Russian roulette. At CBS, as former Hostage Richard Queen quietly named each returning American descending the airplane ramp, Dan Rather's voice broke with the emotion shared at that moment by millions of television viewers worldwide: "The 52 American hostages! All of'em back!" Suddenly the Americans were no longer hostages; groping for a new term, reporters called them "just-freed hostages," "ex-hostages," even "returnees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: We'd Better Be Ready | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...into general release.) Anyone interested in the history of the cinema will want to see Napoleon. Even those less devoted to film, or less concerned than Gance was with French national mythology, will find plenty to beguile and dazzle them here. They literally don't make 'em like this any more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Napoleon: An Epic out of Exile | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...cker was busy arranging an important deal with Nissan, maker of Datsuns, that could eventually lead to the production of up to 200,000 Volkswagens in Japan. Said one Volkswagen official: "I think there's an American saying for it: 'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slippery Roads | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

...knock the heck out of a lot of people, but my good judgement and size hold me back. Instead I use my imagination and let the sailor do the scrapping." Of course, Popeye never used force unjustifiably. "Treat ever' body right and if they steps on ya, sock 'em!" was his motto. The comic strip did not glorify but rather burlesqued violence, turning it into slapstick. He became and remains an incongrous folk hero--a cross between one of the Stooges and Superman...

Author: By Jared S. Corman, | Title: More Spinach, Less Altman | 1/6/1981 | See Source »

...President himself. There are other problems. Jimmy Carter had his moment of glory when he personally negotiated the Camp David Middle East agreement, but now the parties want regular presidential participation, something that cannot and should not be. Lisagor's rule for constraining excessive presidential travel: "Make 'em fly Allegheny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: On the Need to Relax, Stay Home and Meditate | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

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