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Word: overly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even so, neither president sought to gloss over differences on two topics, the Soviets' call for cuts in naval forces and American anger at the continued flow of Soviet weapons to leftist rebels in El Salvador.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush, Gorbachev See Gains at Summit | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Bush and Gorbachev met for eight hours over two days during a time of extraordinary change in Eastern Europe. The upheaval was dramatized in the summit's final hours by the resignation of the East German leadership and the formation of a new government in Czechoslovakia that opposition leaders immediately...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush, Gorbachev See Gains at Summit | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Unfortunately, his opinion suggests troubling assumptions and contradictions common in much mainstream debate over minorities in the U.S. That menace lies in insisting on seeing the minority "problem" through one lens--here applying quotas--and then setting by inference the needs of one minority against those of another.

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Defining `Minority' | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Dukakis and Keverian spoke over the weekend and said they plan to consult other officials this morning to effect a compromise.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

The purpose of the hay arrangement was to bring out the temporary quality of built form, according to Umminger. "The original idea was to remind people of how no architectural thing is permanent and to emphasize how arrangements of space change over time," he said.

Author: By Francesca E. Bignami, | Title: The Quad Hits the Hay: 100 Bales Become Art | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

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