Word: leape
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those who still buy Conan issues at Newbury comics, Highlander only requires a small leap of the imagination for fast-paced fun. The more serious moviegoer, however, may want to wait until he or she does not have to pay so much to have their credulity stretched...
...their relationship, despite huge jumps in time between scenes--as much as 10 years in one leap--never goes anywhere until the very end of the play's two hours. Jason never gets any closer to recognizing Phoebe's real emotions towards him. In turn, she never comes any closer to telling Jason that she loves him. As a result, while the actors are able to maintain the quality of their performances, the play seems to stagnate in the middle of the second...
...country's 74 provinces. In addition, the killing of Aquino created a nationwide crisis of confidence that caused the already stagnant economy to spiral downward, even as most other Southeast Asian nations were prospering. After the assassination, says an American official, "all these concerns took a quantum leap...
...Lest you leap for the phone, there is one caveat. Not just anyone can be accepted into the program. All applicants must undergo a rigorous series of screenings, including a psychological test, a physical exam, and several interviews. The researchers say they are looking for potential subjects who are "competent in handling drugs," says Orzack. "We're not condoning drug use, just requiring people with experience...
Some of the faces seemed out of a distant past. William Rogers, the New York City lawyer and former Secretary of State who had lost Washington turf battles to Henry Kissinger in the Nixon Administration. Neil Armstrong, who had taken "one giant leap for mankind" on the moon in 1969. Richard Feynman, the Caltech physicist who won his Nobel Prize 20 years ago. Others were fresher, including Astronaut Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman in space. They and nine other experts were appointed last week to a presidential commission charged with finding out why the space...