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Word: factly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...same time, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Bush believes neither Cristiani nor the military had any role in the priest killing. He believes "Cristiani would not lie to me in a matter of this importance." He believes--despite the fact that Cristiani's telling the truth might jeopardize the $1.4 million dollars a day in aid his government receives from the United States...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Cold War in Central America | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...Francisco office has a history of being hysterical, overzealous, swept away by smoke where there is no gun." Yet ; Wall's Washington audit eventually confirmed San Francisco's warning to the Senators that Lincoln was a "ticking time bomb." Wall's auditors discovered a whole ticking arsenal, in fact, but not for two long years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Legal Bank Robbery | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...tradition. I have to take one home tonight as a matter of fact, if I don't forget...

Author: By H. JACQUELINE Suk, | Title: GOBBLE, GOBBLE | 11/22/1989 | See Source »

Although Cochran was generally pleased with his own play this season, he was upset the Harvard team did not play up to its potential. Adding insult to injury was the fact that he was recruited by the University of California-Santa Clara, UCLA and the University of Virginia--all current contenders for the national championship...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Cochran Named Top Rookie | 11/21/1989 | See Source »

...SWAPO gains two-thirds of the seats, it will be able to frame the country's new constitution on its own terms. But observers believed the voting procedures would limit SWAPO's prospects. Example: since about half the voters were illiterate, many were likely to be confused by the fact that nine of the ten contending parties had ballot symbols that were similar to SWAPO's clenched fist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Namibia: Patience and Clenched Fists | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

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