Word: lift
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Reagan was attentive to her husband, who was distracted by the loss of his old friend and fatigued, and she sought to lift the burden of the evening as much as possible from his shoulders. In this she was assisted, in a diffident but effective way, by one of the other guests, Peter Hannaford, a partner of Michael Deaver's in a Washington public relations firm. It is common for assistants to shield the great men for whom they work from the importunities of outsiders. The tendency to protect Reagan, even to answer questions that were clearly addressed...
...point during the summer I couldn't lift my arm over my head." Rivers says. "Right now I'm throwing 80 percent. By the time the season starts it should be 100 percent. I'd like to stay at third base," he adds...
Guard Milt Wagner sank a 12-foot shot from the right baseline with five seconds left in the game to lift Louisville to a 69-67 upset victory over 12th-ranked Tulsa yesterday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament in Milwaukee...
...Stefanovic hit an 18-foot jumper with eight seconds left to lift Illinois State to a 49-48 first-round victory over Alabama in the NCAA Midwest Regional basketball tournament last night in Lincoln...
Rolando Lamb sank a 20-foot jump shot at the buzzer to lift Virginia Commonwealth to a 70-69 victory over Northeastern in the first round of the East Regional of the NCAA basketball tournament last night at East Rutherford...