Word: occurance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will be 'stuck' if you happen to be in the wrong place." The local driver, according to the Times, "is professional, coldblooded, and no-room-for-error. As long as no one errs, the flow of traffic is rapid. If an accident does occur, the freeways come to a screeching halt." One digests this, and takes the wheel with a shaky hand...
...perhaps Weinberger should be excused for what one hopes is oversight, his economic textbook says massive inefficiencies and corruption only occur in closed systems--never in Western-style democracy...
...human beings, segmentation is less obvious, but does occur in body parts such as the ribs and spinal ganglia of the central nervous system
Behind that bland language was a tacit assumption of the summit: nothing should occur to inconvenience a leader seeking reelection. That axiom certainly guided Reagan's image makers during his entire European visit. Wherever he went, Reagan treated audiences to large doses of his fabled charm. He met his first challenge at University College in Galway, Ireland, a self-designated nuclear-free zone. While the President stood garbed in a scarlet-and-purple academic gown, preparing to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree, some 2,000 faculty, students and other protesters staged a demonstration about half a mile...
...their investments. The pullout of athletes from the Soviet Union and 13 other countries could hurt TV ratings and dampen press coverage of the Games. The unprecedented clutter of Olympic-oriented promotion could inspire public indifference and confusion. Or, in the worst case, some disaster or embarrassing incident might occur at the Games that would cast a shadow over the sponsors' brand names. Admits William Scott, chief Olympic planner for the Southland Corp., owner of the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores: "There are a lot of things scary about...