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Word: misguidedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Washington's pro-British tilt, which it had little choice about adopting in the end, severely damaged what was a blossoming, albeit controversial, relationship with Argentina. The junta in Buenos Aires, shunned by the Carter Administration because of indefensible human rights violations, was courted by Reagan as a strategic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stormy Times for the U.S. | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

This separation of the juvenile court functions would come closer to realizing the hopes any fair society has for its misguided youths. It would give disruptive and troubled (but not actually dangerous) young people a chance to sort out their problems in cooperation with a competent government agency; and the...

Author: By Jeffrey. R. Toobin, | Title: Liberals and Crime | 5/11/1982 | See Source »

The members of the British task force, on the other hand, were elated, perhaps overly so. In a slightly misguided effort to increase the psychological pressure on the Argentines, task-force Commander Woodward indulged in some very un-British braggadocio following the assault. "South Georgia was the appetizer," the rear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, Alas, the Guns of May | 5/10/1982 | See Source »

We do not choose to judge the University plans to slash down the ivy out of misguided budget-cutting or even lack of aesthetic appreciation for greenery. Surely administrators enjoy the sight of thick, flourishing ivy just as much as we do. Moreover, to borrow one official's famous sentiment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baring Harvard's Soul | 4/29/1982 | See Source »

Finally, the cast boasts a handful of exceptional performers. Though so many performers are drawn from outside the College--long-standing, misguided G & S Players practice--the strongest and most professional performance in the operetta comes from a freshman: Nan Hughes as Tessa, one of the gondoliers' brides. Hughes is...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Venetian Treat | 4/21/1982 | See Source »

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