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Word: givens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Howe charged this week that the name appeared there without Kennedy's permission, but Mark O'Connor, a spokesman for the senator, said that although Kennedy planned to remain neutral during the primary, his staff had given Vellucci permission to put his name on the invitation...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Incumbents Plan for Campaign of Two Cities | 4/19/1988 | See Source »

...Given these facts, it becomes difficult to trust the conclusions of Professor Leder's research. An altered mouse is still a mouse--it cannot get leukemia from benzene, while humans can. Why then should anyone believe that cancer research results received from mice should apply to humans...

Author: By Sharmian L. White, | Title: Tales of Mice and Men | 4/19/1988 | See Source »

...pretty fair to say that we ran a strong second in Arizona," Norris said. "It definitely beat expectations based on the polls," which had given Dukakis a stronger lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis Garners Majority in Arizona | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...Johnson. He tried, he gave it everything. "You and I together/ The dream seemed so real . . .," he sang, embellishing the slinky lyrics with pelvic thrusts and a swaying imitation of sensuality. But the song, Keith Sweat's soul hit I Want Her, doomed him. Some classic Motown would have given him a fighting chance: the familiar opening chords might have warmed the crowd before he even opened his mouth. But Sweat's ode to funky frustration was fraught with peril. Topping Billboard's soul chart, it was so hot that even the most gifted mimic could not have carried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amateur Night In New York: Triumph and Terror at the Apollo | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...want that baby," Arthur crooned on, uselessly, because not even Ralph Cooper could save him from the avalanche of jeers. Given the chance to stop, shake it off and start all over, he walked back to the spotlight like a man on his way to the gallows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amateur Night In New York: Triumph and Terror at the Apollo | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

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