Word: happen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...happen to think it's a better issue for the Democrats than for the Republicans," said House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.). House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.) asked, "Why hand it to us on a silver platter...
Though at times, he seems to be trying to make too much happen at once in segments of his songs, the music still has Prince's signature on it, which means Dance, Sex and, to an extent...
...coupled with a high-minded tone that verges on sanctimony. In The Untouchables he claimed the authority of history to invent a fictitiously murderous Eliot Ness and, worse, a guilty plea made for Al Capone by his attorney against the mobster's will. That is something that could not happen in any court still observing the fundamentals of the Constitution. In Speed-the-Plow Mamet makes the unastonishing revelation that movie moguls are venal and pandering. Perhaps he means to prick spectators' consciences by holding them responsible for the box-office triumph of trivia over moral concern...
...NCAA women's tennis tournament could bring several surprises this year. With the expanded tournament and new format, anything can happen...
Vorenberg's resignation in the summer of 1989 has left enough time for a thorough and exhaustive search by President Bok for a replacement. Yet the timing also raises a thorny question: what will happen to the Law School for the next year and a half. Power struggles and coalition voting have already been the norm and will surely intensify under a lame duck dean. The Law School needs direction soon, and Vorenberg's delayed resignation until next year will only make answers harder to find...