Word: quests
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
More than nomenclature has made Namibia's quest for independence from South Africa confusing. The first push came in 1951, when representatives of its Herero tribe sent a petition to the U.N. denying South African assertions that Namibia's natives wanted to become South Africa's fifth province. For the last decade, a Western alliance of the United States, Great Britain, West Germany, France and Canada have been pushing for some agreement under which the region's grab-bag of native peoples--including 11 ethnic groups and more than 40 political parties--could begin governing themselves...
When Princeton pinned a convincing 8-2 defeat on the Harvard women's Ice hockey team two weeks ago, the Ice women knew their quest for the 1982 Ivy title was in trouble...
...compilation called The Best of Christmas along with some drab tunes by Lawrence Welk and Liberace, this recording finds lead vocalist Alvin Chipmunk in fine form Alvin's singing has gained in assurance over the years and his soulful yet understated crooning superbly conveys the emotion of his quest for new incisors...
Firing squads, frozen toes and frenzy down at the firehouse. A standard seven days on network television. The fall season has worked no changes. While a few new shows are already feeling the tickle of the cancellation ax (The Devlin Connection, The Quest), others, like Newhart (CBS, Mondays, 9:30-10 p.m. E.S.T.), seem to be cozying up for the duration. Nothing remarkable about this: shows breeze off the schedule at this time of year like leaves from branches. What is striking is the familiarity all the shows share, old and new alike...
...Last Unicorn, a unicorn--supposedly the last unicorn left in the world--decides to leave her magical forest to find out the fate of her fellow unicorns. She goes on an Oz-like quest to find the kingdom of King Hagerd, where the Red Bull lives. This losthsome beast has been doing something terrible--it's unclear what--to all the other unicorns, whom he is holding prisoner...