Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Given the tragedy which marked most of these poets' brief lives, it is hard to imagine them as role models. But for the latest generation of Harvard poets--who have started their writing careers in the past decade--those prominent writers from the 1940s to the '60s have provided them with a sense of from and style which they say was invaluable to their artistic development...
...Communist Party also has given up its guaranteed monopoly on power...
...United States should take advantage of the opportunity Gorbachev has given it to get out of Europe and slash the defense budget...
...Given that some development is inevitable, this seems to be the best possibility for preservation," Sullivan said...
...pretty loud, and it's not exactly pleasant. But with a lot of concentration, I was able to think of it as musical. After a couple of weeks, I had gotten to the point where, instead of dreaming about screeching hawks, I was dreaming about ice cream trucks. Given a few more weeks, I'm sure I would have dreamt about choirs, or even singing angels...