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Word: fineness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Security performed beautifully, brilliantly, in this case. As long as we go on performing at that level, we will be fine," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Attempt Theft of Fogg Sculpture | 3/21/1989 | See Source »

...that respect, CFE is different from its variously initialed cousins SALT, START and INF, which dealt with the arsenals of Armageddon: missiles and bombs that are too unconventional to use. The control of nuclear arms is part of the larger, thoroughly laudable, but often abstract exercise of fine-tuning the balance of terror so as to make it a bit more balanced and a bit less terrible. CFE, by contrast, deals with real weapons, things that actually hurt people: a tank that can crush bodies on a town square; high explosives not measured in kilotons but still able to destroy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: Real Weapons, High Hopes | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Such worries seem far away to Angela Addison, a black senior at the selective Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, a high school where African Americans are in the minority. Addison could go on to almost any of the nation's top-ranked colleges, but she is convinced that Hampton will provide the right environment. "I want to go someplace different," she explains. "I want to go to a prestigious black college." So, it seems, do many others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Black by Popular Demand | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...City of Light still holds a clear lead. Milan staked its claim in a time of flux, when the fashion establishment, still shell-shocked by the '60s, was not quite so restrictive. Italy came on with a rush of fresh talent: dazzling designers (like the Missonis), some fine hands (like Gianfranco Ferre) and some naughty boys (like Gianni Versace). But, in Armani, it produced just a | single world beater. Paris, on the other hand, can still offer a wider spectrum: sumptuous Saint Laurent, engaging Lagerfeld, generative Miyake, fast-flash Gaultier, ebullient Patrick Kelly. As ever, it is center stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Fashion Without Frontiers | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...before preparation over spring break is completed--including long hours spent meditating on Palm Beach sands and fine tuning golf swings on some of the world's most challenging courses. Coach: Jock Hopkins Captain: Terry Murray Last Year: (0-4, 0-2) Home Meets: The Country Club The Schedule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Watch Out For Surprising Golfers | 3/17/1989 | See Source »

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