Word: pasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...baseball fan of today has become a self-contained contradiction. He has evolved into an historian of the past and a critic of the present, clutching to the past tighter than Bo grips a bat. For the baseball fan, the past is perfect, and the present and future serve only as horrific reminders of decay...
...past--not the commisioner, not free agents, and not the owners--rules baseball. This way, baseball's best traditions can flourish. Defeatism. Self-deprecation. It's all part of what makes baseball the great American game...
Heavily in debt, Zenith has reported losses in three of the past four years. Says Chairman Jerry Pearlman: "We are a highly leveraged company in two very tough businesses. We really felt we couldn't do either of them appropriate justice." Pearlman had tried to sell the company's TV division, but no buyers were willing to pay the reported $400 million asking price...
...noted in August that automakers had hurt their credibility by stubbornly opposing most new regulations. And while GM's Stempel attacked the House vote last week, he acknowledged that the subcommittee had at least cleared up confusion over what the new tail-pipe standards would be. For all its past intransigence, Detroit may be ready to concede that compromise is a two-way street...
...past century, imported tourists and Canadians alike have treasured his handiwork. The legendary Canadian is one of the last great, long, unforgettable rides left in the world and the only daily transcontinental run in North America. But those who dream of taking the journey will have to start packing...