Word: factor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THAT THE DEMOCRATS have not yet chosen to focus on the "ignorance factor" simply shows how out of touch they are with the reasons for Reagan's popularity. While bright, articulate liberals continue to write books that chronicle every blunder Reagan has ever made, the President remains untarnished. No one really cares that Reagan thinks that trees are the greatest cause of pollution or that he forgot that Pierre Trudeau was the prime minister of Canada. In fact, it could be argued that Reagan's image as a bumbling old geezer actually strengthens his popularity. It reinforces his image...
Harvard's fast break, a key factor in Harvard's early-season wins, also proved relatively useless in the face of N.U.'s strong ball-handling and quickness. "They were quicker, faster and stronger," Keffer said...
...parents or school. Pornography is part of the on-their- own category, with the soft-core pages of Penthouse sometimes supplemented by an X-rated videocassette Dad left lying around. The increasingly unfettered use of sex as a come-on in the mass media is a new and unsettling factor, overwhelming the young in stimulation -- soap operas, cable television, blatantly erotic ads for Obsession perfume. But apart from saying "watch" or "buy," these sensations offer no guiding context. Says Nancy Olin, teen- education coordinator for Boston Planned Parenthood: "The daytime soaps show constant and irresponsible sexual behavior: no waiting, very...
With the score 3-1, the crowd was again a factor in the game. The plastic chickens were dangling over the glass, and the crowd was on its feet and pounding on the boards...
...revenge factor may be present for the Crimson, especially among the seniors for whom this is the last chance to beat the Elis--but enough mystique surrounds this match-up that few outside motivations should be needed...