Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...down by group pressure, exhaustion and the desperate need to have five minutes alone. Travel with any of the current contenders in a van in Iowa and New Hampshire, and you are certain to encounter half a dozen reporters working on psycho-profiles. Tape recorders at the ready, they push and prod the candidate for his formative experiences: Was your father cruel, did your mother feed you gruel, were you popular in school, did you break the Golden Rule...
...Though a glut of games flattened the market two years ago, Japan's Nintendo has revived the market with souped-up graphics and sound that have lured players back to their screens. Nintendo's deluxe set ($139) includes a control deck that plugs into a television, two hand-held push- button devices, a ten-inch robot that reacts to commands through photosensors behind its eyes and a light-sensing video gun. As the battle rages, players can fire not only at the screen but at the robot as well. Video addicts are apparently hooked. Nintendo expects to triple...
...though continuing to push Brandeis fencers deep into their own alleys amidst a rowdy group from Waltham, Harvard dropped its lead slightly in the sabre and foil events as the final round began. Then Adam Weintraub edged away the first epee bout, scoring Harvard's 14th point, securing the victory...
Whether Harvard will ever reach a consistentlevel of play, teams are still eager to push theicemen around the rink. And push them hard...
...second chapter of the story came when the Administration, sensing that the closure of both offices might cause a serious rift in US relations with friendly Arab states, tried to make a deal with the pro-Israel lobbyists. Washington Jewish Week has reported that the State Department offered to push for the closing of the PIO in exchange for the lobby dropping its demand for the illegal closing of the UN mission. At first, the PLO was given 30 days to divest itself from the PIO, but was later given an extension to December 1. The Director...