Word: meant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trophy, meant to be the freshman equivalent to the houses' highly-coveted Straus Cup, will be awarded to the dorm or dorm intramural group which accumulates the most points per resident, said Keith Light, the freshman intramural coordinator and a proctor in Canaday's D-entry...
...central Tokyo, an emotional, almost atavistic nationalism swept the country. Nearly 4 million people signed their names in get-well registers. Although 60% of Japan's 123 million citizens were born after the 1947 constitution stripped the monarchy of divinity, the national vigil demonstrated that the monarchy still meant something more than the chrysanthemum crest on a ceremonial curtain. "The Emperor is the center of Japan's national psyche," said Seisuke Okuno, a 75-year-old Liberal Democratic member of parliament. That sentiment was not restricted to the old or the far right. The Japanese press has depicted a nation...
...Kennedy's first Congressional campaign by a man named Joe Kane, a respectable forerunner to such high-powered and manipulative political consultants as John Sasso and Roger Ailes. But, as Sutton says, "If he were a consultant today, he would have been highly regarded." The warmth in his voice meant to indicate that "regard" conveys more than respect not only for the Kane's skill, but also for his character...
...postmodern randomness of the the quintessential American philosopher, Reebok is trying to address not only our need to buy any particular brand of ads is meant to stress individuality and uniqueness, as does Emerson's philosophy. But the ads distort that philosophy by implying that Emersonian self reliance can be found in, of all things, sneakers...
...running," Lewis said after the race. "At the end, he had more strength." The bitterest frustration, however, came when the anchor man on the U.S. B team, running in a heat for the 4 X 100-meter relay, took possession of the baton outside the designated zone. That meant disqualification, preventing the regular U.S. squad, which Lewis would have anchored, from competing in the finals. Carl's still remarkable Olympic total: six golds and a silver. "This has been a bizarre Olympics," he summed up at week's end. "There have been...