Word: let
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That's the tradition of liberalism I grew up in," Dukakis said. "That's the tradition I believe in. And I'm not going to let the Republican Party pervert that word and give it a meaning it doesn't have...
EARLIER this month, the University announced that it had contracted an internationally renowned architectural firm to study the feasibility of putting a student center in Memorial Hall. Let's hope it decides not to go beyond this planning stage...
...weren't going to let them through us this time," Co-Captain Eliza Schwarz said...
Manager Tommy Lasorda's prescience began with his use of Hatcher. Besides making a concert of the hit and run, Lasorda also let the A's alumnus Mike Davis ("a buck-ninety hitter," as Dennis Eckersley moaned) swing away in the fifth game on a 3-and-0 count -- for a homer, of course. Wisest of all, he persisted with Hershiser in the treacherous moment of that last 5-2 victory, when the choirboy was so spooked he actually sang hymns. "Today I'm living out the dream," Hershiser had said, "of a kid who was funny looking, wore glasses...
...revenue must be found. Begin by doubling the federal excise tax on cigarettes. In recent years smoking has been recognized for what it is: an addiction and a health threat, often even to bystanders. This Administration championed "zero tolerance" and urged Americans to "Just say no" to other drugs. Let the next Administration commit itself to leading the U.S. away from its single most deadly habit. Cigarettes kill an estimated 300,000 Americans annually. That is 15% of the deaths in the country, far more than are caused by heroin, cocaine or other illegal drugs that have aroused such concern...