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Word: motions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the gates are up, they will oscillate with the sea. Thus even as they hold back the water, they will allow the sea's wave motion to pass to the lagoon. This will help prevent the gates from making the lagoon more stagnant and polluted. "The technology isn't new, but the combination is," says Franco De Siervo, technical director for the consortium. "There is nothing like it in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Venice Fights Off the Flood Tides | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

Healy says that she likes skating because when she skates she accomplishes things in motion that she can only accomplish while standing still in dance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Skating the Dancer's Way | 11/3/1988 | See Source »

...were moving in slow motion at that point and were taken by their four quick passes," Harvard Co-Captain Katie McAnaney said. "Still, we weren't worried about it and managed to overcome our jinx...

Author: By Caroline Miller, | Title: Stickwomen Break Bulldog Jinx, 2-1 | 11/3/1988 | See Source »

Never staying in the same house for more than a few hours, Massoud lives in constant motion. Several assassination attempts by government agents and Soviet commandos have forced him to behave like a hunted man. Beyond that, overseeing an estimated 50,000 rebel fighters demands constant meetings with his commanders. Not only must the mujahedin adapt their military tactics if they are to oust the government, but they must also position themselves to determine which among the main insurgent groups will predominate once the government in Kabul falls. Though it is impossible to predict which group will be the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Another Dagger Aimed at the Heart | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...President and board member Vivian Hunt '89also declined to comment, saying that theamendment motion is corporation business and couldnot be discussed until directors reviewed thepetition...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: HSA Students Press For Greater Control | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

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