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Word: pleasingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Once he regains his sanity, the twice-dishonored Aias considers suicide, despite the pleas of his wife Tekmessa (Jenny Bader) and his sailors, who form the traditional chorus. Bader is a delight as she reveals the long-hidden pleasures of screaming in anguish, but the chorus are a mixed lot...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Aias | 5/6/1987 | See Source »

Susan, now 22 and a college senior, was raped almost three years ago on a first date. She met the man in a cafeteria at summer school and went to his dorm that evening to watch television news and get acquainted. After 45 minutes of chitchat about national affairs, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: When The Date Turns into Rape | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

As the fighting continued, the big losers were clearly the Syrians. Damascushas 30,000 soldiers in northern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Initial pleas by the Damascus government for a cease-fire were ignored. At one point, Amal Leader Nabih Berri ordered his men to "stand fast. Fight until victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon Bloody Battle for West Beirut | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

In setting up the SDI project, President Reagan signed a directive requiring that the system be "cost effective at the margin." Translation: adding new defenses must be cheaper than it would cost the Soviets to deploy missiles to counter them. Critics charge that hastily embarking on a smart- rocks system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Star Wars to Smart Rocks | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

These tidings came amid the worst possible circumstances. Since the Philadelphia judiciary already had ten vacancies, the suspensions leave the city with nearly a quarter of its bench empty. Even before the suspensions, ( the case backlog in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas had soared from 6,000 to 9...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Philadelphia Takes a Fall | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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