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Word: explain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...must be prohibited. The outer boundaries of permissible complaint in China have been set. Anything may be criticized except that which really matters: the right of the party to rule. To today's leaders, the experience of the past demands a straitjacket on political dissent and helps explain why Deng so feared accepting the Tiananmen demonstrators' demand for free expression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in The Life . . . . . . Of China: Free to Fly Inside the Cage | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

Vafa said he plans to use his grant for studyin a specialized branch of physics called stringtheory, which attempts to explain the underlyingstructure of the universe...

Author: By Andrew D. Cohen, | Title: Science Professors Win $500K Grants | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

Wilson responded that he had been asked to meet with the inspector general, but did not do so. Asked to explain why he did not meet with the inspector general, Wilson refused to answer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Top HUD Aide Takes Fifth | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

That fact helps explain why McIntyre and Moore will spend $200,000 this year buying used titles, up from $104,000 last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pursuers of the Eclectic Now Have Further to Go | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

Kinder said the Gulf station site is in an awkward position for traffic generally. "There is no convienent way to get there," Kinder said. "It's like trying to explain how to get from Cambridge to Boston using side streets...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Community Gives Reluctant Nod to Hotel | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

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