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Word: mustering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Such are the rewards of cynicism and cowardice. The passions aroused by the pay fray may have been extraordinary, but the duplicitous behavior it spawned is typical. Running for cover has become such natural behavior that Congressmen will go to extremes to duck accountability. The only way Congress could muster the moxie to close 86 outmoded military bases was first to appoint a commission whose recommendations will automatically take effect in April unless rescinded by both houses. To mask its inability to confront the deficit, Congress created the Gramm-Rudman guillotine, which arbitrarily cuts the budget if compromise fails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government by the Timid | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

Harvard (8-0 overall, 6-0 Ivy) swam to first and second place finishes in 11 events, allowing the Big Red (5-4 overall, 2-4 Ivy) to muster wins only in the 200 freestyle, the one-meter dive, the three meter dive and the 400 freestyle relay...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: W. Swimming Extends Three-Year Ivy Streak With 100-40 Win Over Cornell | 2/12/1989 | See Source »

...only did the Crimson play harder, they played faster and better. Harvard dominated the game with 51 shots on Dartmouth goaltender Beth Coyne while the Big Green could only muster 14 shots on Harvard's Jen White...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lind's Goal Tops Big Green, 1-0 | 1/6/1989 | See Source »

Israel's reaction has been confused by its domestic politics. Since the election Nov. 1, neither the Labor Party nor the Likud bloc has been able to muster a governing majority. Now, however, there is a greater chance that the two main groups will continue their paralytic unity coalition, if only to give cover to each other in handling this diplomatic bombshell. On one point they are already united: Israel will not alter its refusal to talk with the P.L.O. Both parties are bracing for a bumpy time with Washington. Ever the optimist, Peres suggested that the U.S. will soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breakthrough : After 13 years of silence, the U.S. agrees to talk with the P.L.O. | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

...finish the job and a projected $270 million a year in operating funds thereafter. At a time when deficit and budget reduction will become ever more important, that kind of spending will take every bit of clout Bush, Bentsen, Gramm, Wright and their fellow Texans can muster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Controversial Prize for Texas | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

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