Word: liftings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Randall Terry, the pro-lifers' flamboyant orator, 29 and impulsive, wants to start moving the caravan before further layers of obstruction can be brought into place. He says enough men can just lift the few blockading cars out of the way. But Jeff White, two years Terry's senior and in charge of today's operation, brushes past him to form a little circle of his friends and pray. Praying out loud is the first response to any setback for this group. (Terry often interjects, in the middle of conversation in a normal tone, a groaned "Jesus help...
...imposed in 1981. Even a generous loan, however, may not be enough to help Poland surmount its $39 billion foreign debt, aging industries and chronic consumer shortages. All too many Poles are gripped with a visible depression of spirit that even the astonishing political changes have failed to lift...
...biography of the gregarious trade unionist whose back- slapping mateyness helped make him Australia's most popular politician. But why did Hawke choose this moment to make a prime-time confession? Supporters think Hawke was trying to make up for insulting media play of his wife's recent face-lift. Opponents had a more political explanation: to distract attention from the effect rising interest rates and a soaring deficit have had on his standing in the polls...
...flawless lift-off and successful flight pave the way for missions that include the launch of the powerful space telescope and probes to Venus and Jupiter...
...only did he lift the team spiritually, but this former Olympic coach also improved the technique of the team...