Word: nosedives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Watson had been in Moscow for three months when Soviet troops moved into Afghanistan. In response, in January 1980, Carter summoned Watson back to the United States, a move officially called "a return for consultations," but publicly described by White House officials as "a diplomatic act of retaliation." In similar...
Other Harvard performers continued their history of strong showings, which have contributed to twin victories in the team's past two meets. Shot-put sensation Kim Johnson made the finals in her event but was nosed out of the scoring by the competition. Lindy Yeagher and Wiley McCarthy ran good...
Even in the excited aftermath of Columbia's incredible journey, such schemes have the ring of expensive fantasy. Some people even find them disturbing retreats from the earth's own hard realities, including widespread poverty and hunger. But are they really only escapist dreams? At least one hard...
The economy was another question. "Given France's problems and limits, Giscard probably has done as well with it as anyone could," says Hoffmann in a judgment that is widely shared by foreign observers. Yet Giscard faltered at the start. For the first 27 months of his term, the...
For once Harvard admitted that public divestiture could influence other investors, it would have to consider selling many of its stocks--in companies like IBM, for example, which sold computers to the police, military, and passbook authorities. The administration argues that it can influence these companies by voting on shareholder...