Word: lengthens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...convention crowd greeted his opening-night speech with respectful enthusiasm. But not every one had been certain that he would be so well received. Troubled by last week's controversy surrounding his former Budget Director, Bert Lance, some Democrats feared that Carter's appearance would only lengthen the shadow of his Administration over Walter Mondale's candidacy. Indeed, Carter had declined initial invitations to speak at the convention. Said he: "I wanted to be sure that the potential nominee would want me to be here...
...played in pulling it out of the stone age. He dismisses foreign aid by rich nations as guilt offerings for a crime they did not commit, and characterizes Third World groups generally as parasites organized to such dry their former colonial masters. This and is used Bauer writes, to lengthen the time poor nations can spend in economic fantasyland, unaware of the ruinous consequences of their socialistic policies...
...Bjelasnica, all covered with snow, workmen are hoisting a wheel to finish rigging a ski lift. The wind is fierce, and faces are glowing like crepes suzette. The snow blowing in the sunlight is as fine as dust. To lengthen the course a few meters, the downhill run begins inside a new restaurant adjacent to a weather station whose frozen antennas resemble the turrets and spires on an ice castle...
...terrorism, then we will have peace in the region. And it should be the hole of the United States, as an ally of Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon, to encourage all sides to converge in order to create a negotiated peace. Until that time, the casualty lost will lengthen, and the misery will means. Rob Silverstone...
...middle period, Simmons took a great right circle feed from DiRubio in the slot and pumped it home to lengthen the lead. Hurley was robbed by Clements on another breakaway a few minutes later...