Word: path
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when they entered the Yard during the twentieth century's first decade. After all, only the most ardent iconoclasts could pass through the Yard on a tranquil, sunlit afternoon and fail to delight in the splendor of its history. Legendary figures, we all know, have passed through, following a path that wound its way through the traditional brick buildings and on to the heights of glory. It's easy to wander through the old American architecture and conjure up impressions of the depths of knowledge thousands of Yard residents might have achieved, the countless hours spent at coursework, the imagination...
...tenet of U.S. immigration policy, not bureacratic incompetence, that blocked the path of Qul and his people to Alaska. U.S. immigration law considers only individuals, whereas Qul had intended to apply for the entire tribe. And no provision existis to justify treating a group of people as a single entity. This--an official from the State Department's Bureau of Refugees, who wishes not to be identified, says--is the only fair way to run immigration...
...spongy concoction he relishes. The White House is laced with vivid red, green, gold and white decorations. There is a giant bunch of mistletoe in the foyer, a 19½-ft. Douglas fir from Spartansburg, Pa., and the gingerbread house in the State Dining Room has a jelly bean path to the door...
...bloodless coup. Gaddafi has since established iron political control of his countrymen, largely by spreading Libya's abundant oil wealth among them. Says Fouad Zlitni, a true believer: "The people decide everything, but it is the thoughts of Brother Gaddafi which guide us on to the proper path...
After eleven months in office, the President has reversed the trend toward steady increases in taxes and spending by the Federal Governmment and placed the U.S. on a path designed to lead the economy toward steady long-term growth. Yet, as the TIME economists made clear, the Administration at year's end finds itself increasingly entangled in a web of economic difficulties. Some of these are due to the recession that is now gathering force with alarming swiftness, but many are being caused, in effect, by the Administration's policy miscalculations and sheer wishful thinking. In either case...