Word: lift
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...answer is simple," he said. "The problem of nuclear weapons is an extremely volatile issue. Months, at least, would have to be dedicated to lift the ominous curtain of world destruction...
...toward Solidarity could pose risks for the country. Warsaw can ill afford a new clash with opposition forces at a time when Western nations have indicated a willingness to aid the floundering Polish economy in exchange for improvements in human rights. Jaruzelski is especially eager for the U.S. to lift economic sanctions that include suspension of Poland's most-favored-nation status and bans on all trade credits and transfers of new American technology...
...seemingly endless array of odd and eerie statements (samples: "Much of the time my head seems to hurt all over"; "My soul sometimes leaves my body"; "In walking, I am very careful to step over sidewalk cracks"). Now, at age 44, the archetypal test is getting a face-lift. "This revision is long overdue," says Kent State Psychologist John Graham, one of four professors who have been working on the test for four years. "We psychologists have been less than responsible in letting it go so long...
This year, Sharon Landau appears to be Katsias' heir apparent as the Crimson's shining rookie. And yesterday, Katsias and Landau combined their considerable talents to lift the Crimson to a 2-1 overtime victory over Northeastern in front of 30 spectators at Soldiers Field...
...Given all the problems we inherited, I think we should be appreciated for being able to do all that we have done. People forget so easily. They think that getting rid of Marcos was something that came naturally, as if it came down from heaven without our having to lift a finger...