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Word: footedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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WASHINGTON, D.C: Bob Dole got it half right. He understands the value of promising a fat tax cut in an election year, but he was caught flat-footed when the Clinton White House shot his plan full of holes the day before he announced it. Soldiering on, Dole announced today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fairer, Flatter, Simpler | 7/25/1996 | See Source »

Next question: Why do serious musicals have to be so darn brown? As in Les Miz, earth tones predominate here--except in the peasants' garb, nicely creased and Rinso white. One thing about these villagers: they've all seen Riverdance; Bob Avian's choreography has the heavy-footed agility of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: THE BATTLE OF LONDON | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

As Sheriff Sam Deeds, Chris Cooper provides the stable, central force trying to pull scattered elements into his orbit: Sayles lingers over both his slow ambles and his surprised starts to great effect. Kris Kristofferson, as Sheriff Wade in the many flashbacks, comes off as both The Bad and The...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: 'Star' an Antidote to Fluff | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

Jessica became interested in flying after her parents gave her an airplane ride for her sixth birthday, which was only 23 months ago. She began taking flying lessons twice a week with Reid, who said she was an able pilot, though what that means for a seven-year-old is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jessica Dubroff: FLY TILL I DIE | 4/22/1996 | See Source »

TOMAS DE BERLANGA, BISHOP OF Panama, named them Las Encantadas--the Enchanted Isles--in 1535, and more than 4 1/2 centuries later, it's hard to argue with his view of the Galapagos archipelago. Even today, the cluster of islands, a province of Ecuador that lies some 600 miles off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAN THE GALAPAGOS SURVIVE? | 10/30/1995 | See Source »

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