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Word: grave (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...work? To think so would simply be native, Certainly education is important, for our sidewalks will never be safe until everyone who uses them understands the dangers of thoughtless umbrella carrying. However, voluntary measures would be inadequate and irresponsible in the face of what can only be termed a grave threat to public health...

Author: By John Ross, | Title: Umbrella Terrorism | 12/14/1985 | See Source »

...mistakes made so far for this event are not especially grave, but they are unfortunate. Since past convocations have taken many forms (with and without degrees, large and small, etc.), no time-worn traditions are being violated. So at least planners have not broken with tradition just to snub Reagan. Their actions have only been petty. But worse is the lack of precedent for the future. Here was Harvard's chance to set a precedent of having Presidents at birthday celebrations. That alumni and others really care about recognition from the government is amply proven by the enormous efforts...

Author: By Henry E. Smith, | Title: Don't Snub Ron and Charles | 12/4/1985 | See Source »

...contract work for the Defense Department posed a threat to public health. Especially since the law has been upheld in the courts, there can be no question about its legality. The ban is more than just technically acceptable, however. It was a justified and reasonable response to a grave hazard to the community. Cambridge, like any other community, has an obligation to control such activities in the public interest. That hazards result from defense-related research is simply no excuse for putting people at risk without their consent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yes To Question 1 | 11/4/1985 | See Source »

...last time. That's my son.' This government is cruel. It is really, really cruel." Mrs. Moloise was later permitted to see her son's unopened coffin, but his body will remain the property of the state and will be buried inside the prison in a grave marked by a number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa I Am Proud to Give My Life | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...dead. The Governor has vowed to continue the search for victims "as long as humanly possible," while plans are under discussion to turn the Mameyes ravine into a memorial park. For many residents of the devastated barrio, the site is likely to remain the mass grave that nature fashioned with such awful force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Rites for a Barrio | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

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