Word: proved
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...still can't find a seat! It is the same impersonal zoo it has always been. Elbows, drinks, faces and now Winthrop ties are coming at you from almost every direction. There is a huge bottleneck by the Cheap Champagne Bar where seniors can prove how senior they are by drinking in the morning while fending off the banal chitchat of leering, over-friendly marshals...
...evidence cited in this document does indeed prove any legal transgressions, Reagan and Bush should be held accountable for violating the law. The top two officials of the United States government and their subordinates condoned and even practiced deception, both towards Congress and the American people, the shredding of government documents and the misuse of taxpayer money...
While not quite as obtrusive, Emily Cousins' Cecily seems to prove that the soul of country charm is banality; like Townley, she eschews the highly stylized approach and instead disappears behind the more charismatic performers...
Male athletes often feel compelled to prove their masculinity, often through extensive locker room talk about the other sex or casual derogatory references to the "fags" on the other team...
...female athlete, you almost have to prove you're not a lesbian," says Robin Johnston, a soccer player...