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Word: liftings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thursday, as the stench of decaying bodies wafted over the debris, officials gave up and called in equipment to lift off the slabs. The next night, engineers attached a cable to a pillar at a particularly fragile point of the wreckage to test the structure's ability to sustain the weight of more workers. The rubble shifted, opening a larger gap. It was a prelude to a miracle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earthquake | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

...psyched," McCormack said. "It gives the whole team a lift...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Melrose Ruled Eligible For First Semester Only | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

PHILADELPHIA--Dan Curtin sacked Bucknell quarterback Scott Auchenbach for a safety with 5:58 left to lift Penn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Streak Ends: Bruins Shock Big Red | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the two sides are still far apart on such basic issues as the pace of change and who will speak for the black majority. The clergymen handed De Klerk a 13-point agenda for reform demanding that the government lift the state of emergency and free the hundreds of remaining political prisoners, and then within six months abolish apartheid laws and begin negotiations on a new South African constitution with the A.N.C. "If we were to get that kind of commitment," Tutu said, "we would be ready to say to our friends, 'Put your sanctions programs on hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Then There Was One | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Amen scored the game-winner late in the second half to lift the Crimson over Penn. Saturday, his penalty kick against Cornell late in the first half was the game's lone tally...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Ivy Race Goes on and on | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

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