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Word: ladders (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Quicksilver (hence the title of the movie). There, he meets up with aspiring capitalist Hector Rodriguez (Paul Rodriguez), a happy-go-lucky Mexican who's biding his time at Quicksilver's until he has saved enough money to purchase a hot-dog cart and work his way up the ladder of success...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Don't Get Taken for a Ride by Quicksilver | 2/21/1986 | See Source »

...year captain said that Princeton will present Harvard with its toughest challenge in four years. The Crimson's trouble may come in the middle of the ladder--at four and five--and with the lower seeded matches...

Author: By Helen Lee, | Title: Racquetmen Prepare to Squash Princeton | 2/7/1986 | See Source »

...accurate to call the homeless the bottom rung of society; they are off the ladder altogether. They are the dispossessed, the outcasts. People may be driven onto the street for any number of reasons, but once they're there, it's difficult for them to leave. Christopher Blanchard, who spent two years on the street and now works for the Coalition for the Homeless, says "Many street people feel they are subject to forces beyond their control." Locked in a cycle of despair and helplessness, they tend to rationalize their position, trying to convince themselves and others that they "want...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Home on the Grate? | 2/5/1986 | See Source »

Reagan said he wanted to "redefine government's role: not to control, not to command, not to contain us; but to help in times of need; above all, to create a ladder of opportunity to full employment so all Americans can climb toward economic power and justice on their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Hails `Great American Comeback' | 2/5/1986 | See Source »

...This is a Christmas tree, and this is Santa Claus at the gate." The tree is discernible; Santa Claus is not. Of a figure standing outside the ladder structure, Michael says, "This is a girl going to my house, and this is a monster kissing her." He is asked, "Where are you in the picture?" He points to the center of the green square. "I am inside the house looking out," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

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