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Word: pinpoints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pinpoint any players [who did particularly well], it wasn't that kind of game...everybody contributed. I thought the attack did some nice things...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Laxwomen Zap Terriers, 21-3; McBride-Felsen Combo Shines | 4/23/1986 | See Source »

...virus of terrorism, there assuredly would be a next time. Indeed, having talked so much about retaliation and now gone so far toward it, Washington has practically guaranteed a sharpening debate about reprisal every time there is a new murderous attack for which intelligence officials believe they can pinpoint the perpetrator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Targeting Gaddafi | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

...preventing date rape in many cases means changing attitudes that are ingrained or difficult to pinpoint. "The attitude of the guys in my dorm really shocked me," says Response counselor Debbie B. Lanzberg '88. "I had never before heard guys, nice enough guys and pretty average here, talking about women in such a derogatory...

Author: By Alison L. Jernow, | Title: Fighting for Awareness: Harvard Date Rape | 4/17/1986 | See Source »

...complicated, in spite of the decisive action of the Swiss. "Some people talk about $79.4 million here in Switzerland, some talk about $1 billion," said Hans Mast, an executive vice president of Credit Suisse. "But how do you identify deposits as Marcos' assets?" Even if the Aquino government does pinpoint the holdings, it is unlikely to recover them until it has proved conclusively that they were illegally obtained, according to both Swiss and Philippine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Purging Marcos' Legacy | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

Enter Midgetman, the one-warhead missile recommended in 1983 by a presidential commission headed by onetime National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft. At 38,000 lbs., it would be small enough to be hauled around by a trucklike vehicle. The Soviets could never pinpoint its location, and to destroy the entire area over which 500 or so Midgetmen might roam would require launching nearly every warhead at the Kremlin's command. Congress and the Administration embraced Midgetman, and the Air Force produced a design. The fiscal 1987 budget proposes spending $1.4 billion, double this year's figure, for development...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Midgetman in Wonderland | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

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