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Word: motions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first and last word on every subject he touches, whether Central America (Salvador), Viet Nam (Platoon) or Wall Street. This time he works up a salty sweat to end up nowhere, like a triathlete on a treadmill. But as long as he keeps his players in venal, perpetual motion, it is great scary fun to watch him work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Season Of Flash And Greed | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...postman, the butcher, and the dog next door." This year, eleven outstanding books seem to have been composed by liberated spirits, outside the family but intensely interested in it. If the dog next door met any one of them, it would surely set its tail in wildly enthusiastic motion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Liberating Youthful Spirits | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...parking lot may have been the site of the paramount symbol of the young generation's clash with authority, a major motion picture, a cause for national mourning, and a Top 40 hit. On this November day it looked as small as my backyard at home and offered less...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Lot of Memories | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

Bolling made the motion yesterday to discharge the bill again, and Senators will vote on the measure at the next formal Senate session...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Gay Rights Bill Still in Limbo | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

...motion did not receive the two-thirds vote necessary for discharging and Bolling said he intends to call for the bill's discharge at every formal session of the Senate this year, Rust said...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Gay Rights Bill Still in Limbo | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

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