Word: present
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...When present Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon graduated from the University of Washington in 1978, professional teams were interested in drafting him--but only as a defensive back. Moon instructed NFL teams not to draft him, instead opting for the Canadian Football League. Moon played quarterback and led the Edmonton Eskimos to five consecutive championships...
...door, teaching about the LDS Church. They also talk with people in the streets and hold some public meetings. Missionaries are usually based at existing Mormon churches, and Tolk says that he would also talk to interested people who had been referred to the church by friends. "We present what the teachings of the church are and ask people to read the Book of Mormon," he says...
Even the element of danger present in visiting the Zone is a disappointment. A few dangerous-looking types lurk in corners. Several drunks stagger out of bars and clumsily attempt to hurl punches at each other. Open-eyed pimps stand on the corner watching their prostitues...
This week we present you a special issue that illuminates a city we all often take for granted. We complain that we never see Boston or take advantage of all that it has to offer, when all it takes is 60 cents to transport ourselves to a universe beyond the petty confines of academia. Our bold reporters ventured forth into the parts of Boston that you have always wondered about and some that you may never want to see. They returned with the thrill-packed accounts you are about to read...
...FLYNN--The present mayor of Boston will most likely be remembered as the "People' Mayor." Flynn, after succeeding White, has demonstrated a disdain for his predecessor's ostentatious ways. Flynn went to his first inaugural in a pair of black shoes with holes in the soles. At an an earlier transition meeting with White, Flynn illegally parked his car--a 1975 Dodge Station wagon with a hole in the floor--and received a parking ticket as he discussed taking over the city's government. In case you're wondering, he promptly paid the ticket...