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Word: pointedly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Saturday night Harvard began to find its game. The offense clicked as the outside shooters fired on target. Junior point-guard Heidi Kosh led all scorers with 20 points, and Co-Captains Sarah Duncan and Beth Chandler netted 19 and 18 points, respectively...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: Women Cagers Crush Quakers | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

MacDougall now maintains that his tongue was firmly in cheek when he implied in his articles that he had pursued a secret agenda. The point of the article, he says, was to debunk radical misconceptions about the daily press. "Rigid- minded right-wingers and rigid-minded left-wingers have a lot in common," he adds. "I wanted to knock down the conspiracy theories by pointing out that individual reporters can get across a lot of uncomfortable truths to the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Confessions of A Closet Leftist | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...startling twelve-point proposal was conveyed first to Archbishop Arturo Rivera Damas of San Salvador, who passed it on to the government of President Jose Napoleon Duarte. After nine years of refusing to lay down their arms, the guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front last week declared their willingness to participate in El Salvador's presidential balloting and abide by the results, win or lose. The F.M.L.N. asked that the March 19 polling be postponed until Sept. 15 so the rebels would have more time to rally supporters. The group, which tried to sabotage the last five national...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador Guerrilla Tactics | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...some reason, on this show I had a lot of trouble. I think I just was frightened that suddenly I had to perform as the host of my own show. I was intimidated by guests. So it took a while to overcome that. I remember at one point having a major shift of attitude. After two or three years, it didn't seem that we could do anything to improve the ratings. I can remember just feeling this frustration and despair and exhaustion, and it was kind of like -- screw it. At that point I think I was able...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview :David Letterman He's No Johnny Carson | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...some point during the article can you mention that I'm looking tan and well rested? I know I'm not, but I always think that makes for a real successful piece...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview :David Letterman He's No Johnny Carson | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

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