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Word: quicked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Colombians reportedly are in Haiti, some of whom are suspected of involvement in smuggling networks. "For 2 1/2 years the country has been without any effective central control, and these commanders had their own little fiefdoms," said a young Haitian social scientist. "Many were obviously interested in quick profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti The General vs. the Colonel | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...crop of younger TV hosts has proved a quick study in knowing what to say and show, especially at a time when things forbidden one month may be permissible the next. View host Zakharov compares it with being "a sharpshooter. You have to wait until the right moment to hit the target. But you must learn to compromise. That is part of the new tolerance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Late Night With Alex And Dima | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...other hand, Kalb said Israel is often too quick to blame its problems on the press, which "more often than not mirrors what is going on, does not concoct what is going on...there is no small group sitting in New York determining, 'how do we screw Israel tonight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kalb Speaks on Media Fascination With Israel | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

Alejandro Pena, who saved the game for winner Tim Belcher, got Gary Carter to fly out to right field for the final out of the game. Los Angeles gave New York starter David Cone a quick exit with a four-run inning in the second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boggs Swings and Misses; A's Win, 2-1 | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

Many would argue that it is the responsibility of the individual governments to require the companies to warn people of the possible health hazards of smoking. That may be true, but why are we so quick to absolve these companies from any responsibility for the effects of their own products, and why do tobacco companies seem so unwilling to take...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Blue Smoke and Mirrors | 10/4/1988 | See Source »

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