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Word: honorable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficult it will be for anyone, Democrat or Republican, to campaign against Ted Kennedy! It just wouldn't be sporting to mention honor, courage, truth, fidelity, economy-mindedness, coverup, character, cheating, special privileges, confusion, irrationality or even such ordinary phrases as "crossing that bridge when we come to it" or "troubled waters." The list seems endless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 26, 1979 | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...United States insulted the Iranian national honor and the Islamic revolution by giving the deposed Shah a visa. The ex-dictator represents all the pain, torture, humiliation, deprivation and repression suffered for decades by our nation. And just at a time when Iranians believed Washington at least tacitly recognized this fact, the ex-tyrant triumphantly enters New York-a malicious, outrageous, insupportable insult to all the blood that was spilled for the cause of liberation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Mullah's View: No Deal, Sir | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...have to make some sacrifices-of blood, even of our lives. But we are ready to sacrifice for the sake of changing China." April Fifth Forum, which Liu had helped found, was named for the 1976 demonstration in Peking's Tiananmen Square when hundreds of people seeking to honor the late Premier Chou En-lai were arrested and beaten by police. More moderate than the editors of some other underground journals, Liu and his colleagues believed that socialism is the appropriate system for China, but argue that Peking's brand of Marxism is not "true socialism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: We Cannot Be Softhearted | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...call for a temporary expulsion. The student is sent outside the gates, then allowed back in after agreeing to perform 250 extra work hours for the community. If homework is neglected or a bed left unmade, fines are subtracted from the $10 weekly allowance earned by each student. An honor code requires everyone to report infractions by other students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Getting that DeSisto Glow | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

Still glowing with the jubilation of this weekend's 22-7 upset win over Yale, Durst said, "This is an honor for me, and it also marks the start of next season. We've got something to prove to people. We're going to shoot for 10-0 and show people that we can play like we did on Saturday...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Durst Named Football Captain; Horner Garners MVP Award | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

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