Word: lift
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Having photographed every NASA lift-off since 1959 and shot more than 90 per cent of the Time-Life photos, Morse says, "I've seen America's space program go from pea shooters to cannons, and now taxicabs and pick-up trucks, and every step has been a big one. I feel so close to the launches--it's impossible to judge which has been bigger than the next...
...time when women swimmers did not lift weights and collegiate nationals carried little prestige. Boglioli, encouraged by her husband, lost 40 lbs. and returned to competition with a sensational record-setting performance at the 1976 AIAW championship. Her star reached its zenith when she captured the bronze medal in the 100-meter fly at the Montreal Olympics and swam on the gold-metal-winning 400-meter Free Relay at age 21--the oldest member of the women's swim team...
...signs of relief from inflation. Government figures released last week showed consumer prices increasing at an annual rate of 12.7%. The principal cause of the latest runup in prices was a spurt in the cost of energy following annual rates Reagan's action in January to lift the remaining price controls on crude oil and gasoline...
Whether or not performance is enough to overcome a script that is uninventively repetitive about these characters and the situations they encounter along the way is problematic. Ritt's direction is plodding when it is not obvious. It lacks the romantic lift that this film needs. Luckily, Field has the spunk and sass to redeem Back Roads just as she did Ritt's Norma Rae two years ago. He should never leave home without...
...also reacted last week to Cuban and Soviet bloc involvement in Africa. The White House asked Congress to lift the ban on aid to Angolan rebels fighting the Soviet-backed government there, a move that antagonized black African nations, because Angola supports guerrillas in neighboring Namibia righting to break free of white-ruled South Africa. The Administration also suspended food assistance to Marxist Mozambique in retaliation for the expulsion of four American diplomats. The State Department said the eviction was instigated by Cuban intelligence agents...