Word: leveller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pressures of being both a student and an athlete can be trying at times, athletes say. Hard practices and long road trips make studying difficult. Likewise, classes occasionally conflict with practices, making it hard to perform at peak level in games, athletes...
...coaches are concerned with the best interests of the team," swimmer Ken Johnson '90 says. "They realize some guys do want to compete on the national level, some guys just want to improve themselves and others just want to do something besides academics and be part of the team...
...homicides last year, Washington has the nation's third highest murder rate. More than half the killings were related to the large quantities of drugs sold in some 200 street markets around town. Before declining slightly in 1987, the city's infant-mortality rate reached a Third World level of 21 deaths per 1,000 live births, more than twice the national average. Though its income and inheritance taxes are among the nation's highest and though some 17% of its $2 billion budget is provided by federal subsidy, the District faces a deficit this year of around $175 million...
...Christmas TV interview, Reagan refused to rule out the possibility of a military strike against the plant. On background, Pentagon experts even suggested that Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can be launched by surface ships or submarines from as far as 800 miles away, might be used to level the suspect facility...
That assessment, if anything, understates the level of disillusionment. Soviet products that have often been in short supply, like meat and butter, are scarcer than ever this year. In the Russian Republic, the Soviet region that is home to about half the country's population, meat available at state stores is so scarce that 1 out of every 3 consumers obtains a ration card to ensure a supply. Now, however, everyday items like good shoes and toilet paper are also missing from the shelves. Shoppers in Moscow are queuing for laundry detergent, and last week the capital was virtually bereft...