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Word: frightened (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...accused men have been reduced to the rank of private, including the kidnapers' confessed ringleader, Grzegorz Piotrowski, a former captain. Chmielewski supported previous testimony by his co-defendant, Leszek Pekala, that Piotrowski had summoned them to discuss taking "actions to frighten Father Popieluszko." Chmielewski said that after he raised questions about whether the priest, who had a weak heart, could survive such harsh treatment, Piotrowski consulted with his superior, Adam Pietruszka, a former colonel and the fourth man in the dock, about what to do if Popieluszko died. Later, Piotrowski explained that it had taken some time for the colonel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland Hints of a Contract From the Top | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

...silent-film making; Schygulla uses it to create, with each film, a new chapter in the emotional biography of the modern European woman. A Love in Germany reveals Schygulla as a superb, fearless actress and an international star ready to take Hollywood. Wake the town, tell the people. Frighten the horses, even. -By Richard Corliss

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Prima Donna of Passion | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...statement of policy." Vice President George Bush was more adamant. "I don't agree with Shultz," said Bush. "We're not going to kill 100 innocent civilians just to kill one terrorist." Some felt that Shultz's speech may have been an attempt to frighten terrorists in Beirut out of launching a pre-election attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Fighting Fire with Fire | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

...sexy nor too severe, too young nor too old. Her voice must be modulated into an aural approximation of the dress-for-success suit. Otherwise she will be thought - God forbid - too aggressive. She must seem tough enough to stand up to the Soviets without being tough enough to frighten Freud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Candidate Ourselves | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...Theater is change, it's revolution. It should frighten people, change them so that they don't know what to expect.' Paul Warner...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: The two masks of Harvard drama | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

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