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Word: prided (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Evans talked wistfully of home (she will be a senior at El Dorado High School in Placentia, Calif.), Biondi flogged himself for mishandling the finish of the 100 fly and letting Nesty steal the gold. His scorched pride drove him through his winning anchor leg of the 4 X 200-meter relay. He speculated wryly that the loss might even give him the motivation to make the national water-polo team (he was a four-time All-American at Berkeley), stay with it and compete at Barcelona in 1992. In any case, the racing career of this big, likable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Splashes Of Class And Acts of Heroism | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...woman who could soon become the first Jewish First Lady naturally stirs pride within her religious community. But she also personifies American Judaism's most vexing and divisive issue: intermarriage. When Kitty wed Michael Dukakis (who is Greek Orthodox) in a 1963 civil ceremony, she was part of a growing trend. During the past three decades, says Brooklyn College sociologist Egon Mayer, the incidence of intermarriage among Jewish young adults has nearly tripled. A study for the American Jewish Committee puts the rate at around 30%; in Denver and Phoenix it runs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Intermarriage Quandary | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...cappella in the big arena. On television, they said, it was a moving sight. In person, the scene was something else: a little embarrassing, a little giggle-making -- and so, when the impromptu chorus rose up, moving in an even deeper way. An unscheduled song of national pride. A fanfare for the Ordinary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Views From Row Z | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...mostly a failure in the lives of the Moran family, Tyler's consistent empathy for her characters is a persuasive note of hope. We try, she seems to be saying, and though we may not always be able to do what we know is right, or overcome our pride, hope remains. If not for love, at least for understanding...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Deep Breathing | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

...money- losing proposition, requiring heavy fund raising each year. Even though the company plays to 96% of capacity, box-office revenues account for only 45% of operating income. Thus Mansouri faces a precarious balancing act: while he needs to take bold new artistic steps to regain the company's pride of place, he must also mind the box-office receipts and keep the paying customers in the seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Nowhere To Go but Up | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

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