Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Elis finished second behind Harvard in the ECAC that year, and made it to the semifinals of the league tournament. They were favored to reach the finals and--given the fact that they preferred a small rink with slow ice, which the Boston Garden provides...
...members of the U.N. Security Council, including China and the Soviet Union, signed a statement two weeks ago saying they were ready to impose an embargo. The Soviets had previously urged that the U.N. be given more time to negotiate with Tehran, while China had been supplying it with the Silkworms. Work on a draft of the actual embargo resolution is expected to begin this month...
...Broadcasting Network to now defunct "educational" groups like the Freedom Council, which allegedly paid for much of the TV preacher's initial political organizing. The Robertson campaign has not disputed McManus' figures, which were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. But Communications Director Constance Snapp says, "All monies given to the Freedom Council by CBN were perfectly legitimate from both a legal and ethical standpoint...
...satellites whose sensors will be aimed not at the earth but at the vast expanse beyond its atmosphere. One of the first due off the drawing board is an experimental bird called Starscan, scheduled for launch in 1991. It will approach orbiting objects and test for the radiation given off by nuclear devices. But the new satellites will have a harder time establishing the presence of space-based lasers and particle-beam weapons like those proposed as part of President Reagan's Star Wars missile defense initiative. Says John Pike, a space-technology expert with the Federation of American Scientists...
Precisely how Ochoa was sprung remains murky. One of his attorneys reportedly showed up at Bogota's La Picota prison with a writ for Ochoa's release signed by a Colombian judge. Given the overwhelming influence of drug lords in that country, the assumption was that Ochoa had either bought his way out of prison or had intimidated officials to ensure his freedom...