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Word: greate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject might very well mean something to a grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed by the grader, hoping the marker will read things into his essay...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...couldn't ask more of a person," teammate Jennifer Minkus says. "She is one of my dearest friends and a great leader. She is so thorough, hard working and dedicated...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Being a Co-Captain is Only the Beginning | 5/12/1989 | See Source »

...principal's attack came just months after another administrator, Assistant Principal Warren Ferzocco, died of cancer in December. The two illnesses have sparked great concern at the school...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: Panel: No Health Risk at School | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

This show is the first in a generation to restore Reni; the last one, in his native Bologna, was in 1954. To a great extent it succeeds. When the various phases of Reni's work are assembled, he comes across as a far more diverse and interesting painter than one ever expected. His precocity and rate of absorption were equally striking, and they made room for sly humor, as in a pastiche of Caravaggio he did around 1605, when he was barely 30: David with the Head of Goliath, the David sporting a raffishly theatrical feather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Partial Comeback of A Fallen Angel | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

Disney wants you to discover the intricate craft of moviemaking without losing the moviegoer's fond suspension of disbelief. In its most elaborate attraction, The Great Movie Ride, spectators enter a reproduction of Hollywood's secular cathedral, the Chinese theater, where the Casablanca piano and Dorothy's ruby slippers repose under glass. Computerized mannequins portray such stars as James Cagney, Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford. An Alien monster lurches and drools. For all its bustle, the ride refuses to enthrall. Even a beguiling stop in Munchkinland reminds the passengers that, however the technology of Disney rides has improved, the scope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: You're Under Arrest! | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

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