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Word: handicapped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much of themselves on the page and prefer to objectify the words through a writing machine. Toad for a moment accused himself of sentimentalizing handwriting, as if it were home-baked bread or hand-cranked ice cream. He accused himself of erecting a cathedral of enthusiasm around his handicap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mr. Toad? | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...opposition expects Marcos to outspend the $28 million or so that Aquino hopes to raise. Marcos' ruling New Society Movement (K.B.L.) is the dominant force in most of the country's 73 provinces, and he can dispense favors and public works virtually at will. Aquino must also overcome the handicap of being female in a heavily Spanish-influenced, male-dominated society. Marcos has already pressed his advantage on that point, claiming that ( the Philippines is not ready for a woman President. Furthermore, skeptics inside and outside the Philippines doubt that Aquino, should she win, would have the toughness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines A Lady Faces Marcos | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

...Democratic Party has problems. Some of them have to do with internal divisions, as a Kirk asserted. But the greatest handicap the party has is its public image, and the reality that image reflects. The Democratic Party is seen as wed to and bogged down by special interest groups, out of touch with the Southern Whites and urban, ethnic blue-collar workers who used to form its core and lacking both decisive leadership and a viable program...

Author: By Ariela J. Gross, | Title: Political Posturing | 11/5/1985 | See Source »

Student Productions Assoc., Freshmen and Varsity Crew, Intramural coordinator, Handicap Van Driver, Mathering Heights...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1985 Candidates for Harvard Class Marshal | 10/2/1985 | See Source »

...dream. A few days after the Open, Golf Digest tried to get to the bottom of this and certainly got to the bottom of something. Its advertisements for awful golfers had fetched about 600 nominations, though requirements such as a relatively healthy body and a certified 36 handicap (the maximum) pared the field substantially. Candidates also had to be avid hackers, attempting a minimum 21 rounds a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Life Is an Unplayable Lie | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

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