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Word: overwhelmingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...second spot in the annual women's Beanpot tournament. While the Yale game typified the frustration the icewomen experienced all season--an unsynchronized offense, timid backchecking, and hesitation in front of the net--the B.U. game showed that individual talent could coalesce to overwhelm Harvard's opponents when the squad mustered up a bit of confidence...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Women Pucksters Face B.U. Tonight | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

...states. When they talk about the ideal society, they're apt to point to Espiritu Santo, a few square miles of sand that an American businessmen tried to turn into a bite-sized tax shelter earlier this year. If you leave yourself open, the tendency to analogy can overwhelm: "So you can steal (tax) the products of my body if you need them for something? Then why can't you rape me if you need my body? What's the difference?" As I said, libertarians believe. It's better to let them call it theft. Just don't forget...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Six Ways to Argue With A Libertarian | 10/28/1980 | See Source »

...comes, start checking for bias. "Describe a day in the life of your child at age five, age twenty-five. Does gender affect your imaginings?" Later, beware of furniture that talks. Television's lesson that Mother is to blame for the ring around Father's collar may overwhelm the example of a real-life father's dutiful diaper changing. To find out how your children perceive you, ask them to role-play being you. Watching your children act out "the living room is a mess and company is coming-what happens?" can provide hours of family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Doing Away with Sex Stereotypes | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

Carter is the recognized champion, and he has agreed to defend his title against major challengers, one at a time, in the TV ring, starting with the top contender. To keep his title, must the champ simultaneously confront and overwhelm all the opponents who can be crowded into the ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 29, 1980 | 9/29/1980 | See Source »

...Allen Counter, associate professor of Biology--"What I've learned in the ten years that I've been here is that the students who have problems are those who let this place overwhelm them. The key is to put Harvard in perspective and realize that the purpose here like any other school is to get a well-rounded education. All that glitters is not what it seems to be. In short, don't be overwhelmed by the aura. Look for the substance...

Author: By Compiled BRENDA A. russell, | Title: To the Ears of Babes | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

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