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Word: incurability (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Again and again and again during the first hour of the film, the monster strikes and sheer predictibility saps any terror from the scenes as a typical friendly middle-aged lady, a scruffy little dog, and a blond bikini'd teen are all sucked in, or beheaded, or incur "massive damage to ... once pretty legs," at the hands of the sand creature...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: Geritol Case | 2/4/1981 | See Source »

...moment, what we can see in Reagan is a vision of America, of America's future, at once so simple and deep as to incur every emotion from elation to terror. It is a little like the vision of the Hudson River school of painting ?the brooding serenity of turquoise skies, patriarchal clouds and trees, very still, doll-like people (white and red), infinite promise, potential self-deception and, above all, perfect containment?the individual and the land, man and God locked in a snakeless Eden. James Fenimore Cooper wrote a novel, Satanstoe, about such a place, an ideal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of the Past, Fresh Choices for The Future | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

Poussaint also said the economic lure of private practice often discourages minorities from seeking faculty positions. "Minority students usually incur large debts through the course of their education--it is a lot easier to pay these off through a practice...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Why Don't More Minorities Teach Here? Med Students and Faculty Discuss Why | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

...last Sunday before two hotly contested primary elections in Massachusetts. At Roman Catholic Masses in the Boston area, priests pulled out a letter written by the local archbishop, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, warning worshipers that anyone voting for a politician favoring abortion would incur some of the guilt for "this horrendous crime and deadly sin." The unnamed targets: pro-choice Congressional Candidates Barney Frank and James Shannon. The letter caused bitter debate about whether the church had improperly taken a hand in partisan politics, a frequent question throughout the U.S. during this election year. In April, for instance, a South Dakota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Political Pulpits | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

Lorentzian added that the company is now turning the corner financially. "We have made a promise to our creditors not to incur any more debts and we have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Belgian Fudge Solidifies Assets | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

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