Word: focusing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...religious parties] are interested not inthe irrelevant issues such as economic stability,the PLO and Israeli borders, but instead focus onthe eternal issues--whether Jews should be able toeat pig meat, whether movies should be open onSaturdays," Peretz said. "It is painful to see thefuture of the government, the psychologicalrealities of the Jewish people, determined byprimitive and fanatical...
BOTH presidential candidates have lamented the focus on their lack of charisma. Kennedy even defended Dukakis, praising the governor's administrative ability and political positions...
There's more, lots more. A string of ABC specials in coming weeks will focus on people who have committed mayhem against those they love (Crimes of Passion), efforts by law enforcement officials to catch parole violators (Trackdown) and "infamous events that have shocked a nation" (Scandals). The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper, a syndicated special airing this week, presents new clues on the Victorian bad guy, while Who Murdered J.F.K.? claims to offer new evidence of an assassination conspiracy. In the meantime, Morton Downey Jr. shouts down guests nightly on his talk show; a parade of lesbian mothers...
...club may also publish a magazine of "creative writing and modern perspectives on Southern history," said Balderson. He said the group would not focus much on the Civil War, calling it "not the only or the most significant feature in the history of the South...
...students also discussed the informal groups that have become a focus of extracurricular activity among students since the beginning of Mikhail S. Gorbachev's term as head of the Soviet Union. Before then, these groups existed but the government considered them dissident organizations, the students said...