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Word: harassments (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...halls of what one historian has called this "citadel of sense and stability." Although things at West Point look much the same as they have for decades, much has changed since Douglas W. MacArthur led his class of cadets through the Long Gray Line. No longer can upperclassmen harass plebes throughout meals so they don't get a chance to eat; no longer must plebes be able to spout back on command how many lights there are in Cullen Hall (340); no longer is "silencing" permitted--a form of extreme ostracism and abuse inflicted on those found guilty by their...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Duty, Honor, Country... | 10/6/1980 | See Source »

After city councilors assailed the new plan as "circumvention" and the "latest plan to harass the city's tenants," the council passed a law prohibiting cooperative--a law being challenged in state court...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Public Enemies | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...what about those Faculty members, who are everything you could dream of in some cases, but far from it in others? What about the ones who sexually harass their students, and are put on medical leaves because there isn't any way you can really discipline somebody with tenure--except to strip him of his job, and that, of course, would be admitting that Harvard failed. And they, of course, are the lucky ones because they are here for life and will not walk the plank like most of the junior faculty, who do most of the teaching here...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: The Business of Harvard | 8/15/1980 | See Source »

...Ewing Oil and become obsessed with power, thus putting a severe strain on his marriage. Pamela will find her mother, a mysterious rich lady, and Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly), the Southfork Ranch foreman, will find his father. Cliff will establish a new political power base from which to harass the Ewings. Lucy will get married. As for the hundred other plot contortions the Ewings will endure, no one who knows is telling. All in good time, Dallas fans will learn the answers to the eternal child's question: Daddy, what happens next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Dallas: Whodunit? | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

Some Iranians were kind and helpful with small favors, such as fetching books and clothes for the captives. Others liked to harass them; one tactic was to ignore their knocks on their doors to delay them from going to the bathroom or getting something they needed. The tougher captors, including a fellow called "Old Stoneface" by the hostages, "were on a real ego trip," says Queen. "This was the big moment of their lives." Queen was blindfolded whenever he left his room, and except for his roommates, he was not allowed to speak to other hostages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Glimpse into the Embassy | 8/4/1980 | See Source »

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