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Word: openings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ironic that a senator who was so distinguished for his open-minded analyses of foreign policy was so intolerant when it came to domestic issues...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Reflections on Policy From a Well-Known Dissenter | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

Fulbright sees the next few years as an excellent opportunity to improve relations with the Soviet Union, an opportunity that will become reality only if our leaders are open-minded enough to measure the Soviets by what they do, rather than what they can do Fulbright is heartened by the transformation of President Reagan from antagonist to cautious friend of the Soviets and hopes that President Bush can adopt Reagan's new manner of thinking about the Soviets...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Reflections on Policy From a Well-Known Dissenter | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...improving U.S. foreign policy will be to have leaders who are open-minded about policy, willing to listen to those who disagree. Leaders can learn a lot from a dissenting opinion...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Reflections on Policy From a Well-Known Dissenter | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...place was an immense hole, open to the cold night sky. A 10 ft.-by-40 ft. section of the right forward fuselage had simply blown away, and nine passengers who had been seated in three rows in the business-class section were swept out to their deaths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blowout Over The Pacific | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...howling wind cascaded through the cabin so fast that one woman's earrings were pulled from her ears. Oxygen masks popped free (some people later complained that several oxygen compartments failed to open). "It was a nightmare," said passenger Dalenya Poliszcuk. A shower of ice cubes from the beverage carts and all sorts of personal possessions filled the air. "There were shoes blown back from the front of the plane," reported passenger Andrew Gannon. "A stewardess went flying, and another one tried to calm everybody down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blowout Over The Pacific | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

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