Word: happen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...insisted that Reagan's statement was not responsible for the delay. Rather, he said, it was used as "a pretext" by those Shi'ites who had doubts about the arrangement. When Reagan was informed that the plan seemed to be coming unraveled, he told his aides: "Well, these things happen, but we're right in our policies and it will work out." Iran, officials suggested, probably contributed to the weekend delay. Syria, however, helped keep the diplomatic dialogue on track. It was through Syria that the U.S. learned that some declaration about no retaliation was desired. When an adviser telephoned...
While one Peabody official described Perot as "the best thing to happen to anthropology since the discovery of King Tut's tomb," some New York residents now seem to regard him as a corporate raider...
...risking (his spending) his entire life in jail," she said. "I do love my father." At the same time, Laura claimed, her mother had warned, "If you do this, you're going to destroy the whole family. I could go to jail, and who knows what else could happen...
...security was tightened, including some searches of attache cases. Still, unsettled officials admitted that lapses can always occur. Said one: "We have to function. Are we going to search 10,000 people a day? I don't think you can ensure that a tragic incident like this will never happen...
...sports-car dealership, another a business called Window Covers to Go. Three were returning from their honeymoons; others were going home to family reunions or graduations. If the passengers from Flight 847 had anything in common, it was probably a gnawing feeling shared by all: How did this ever happen...