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Word: pushed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first major anti-apartheid action in several years, student activists push aside a University police officer standing guard at 17 Quincy St. and takeover the headquarters of the Harvard Corporation to protest the governing body's refusal to divest of South Africa-linked holdings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIGNIFICANT CAMPUS PROTESTS IN WHICH NO ARRESTS WERE MADE | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

Just what the Kremlin has in mind may become clearer this week, when U.S. Negotiator Max Kampelman and his Soviet counterpart, Victor Karpov, meet again in Geneva in an effort to push stalled arms talks forward. Some Republican supporters on the Hill hope that by breaking the unratified treaty, the White House has cleared the way for fresh negotiations between the two countries. But the Soviets could just as easily react in a dangerous way: many arms- control experts believe Moscow is capable of deploying thousands of strategic weapons more than the U.S. in the near future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over the Top | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

Roby says he intends to push the ball up thefloor and apply sustained pressure on defense inan attempt to maximize what he sees as the cagers'greatest relative strength: depth...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Caution: Rebuilding in Progress at Briggs | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...Coach Peckham is a good motivator," Widerman added. "He's trying to push them to that high level. If they can stay healthy and continue to progress at the same rate, they will continue to do well...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: The Olympics Meet the MAC | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...game was still not over, but the Crimson elected to quickly push the ball up-court without calling time...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Eagles Stuff Cagers in a Squeaker, 87-86 | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

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