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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...press conference, Reagan alluded to "quiet diplomacy" behind the scenes, and said that he had written Chernenko. But he conceded that the diplomacy had not moved very far. Had a summit agenda been discussed? "No," allowed the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Changing His Tune | 6/25/1984 | See Source »

...Viet Nam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in 1982, is as popular as the Lincoln Memorial and the National Air and Space Museum. The entombment of the Unknown Soldier was another symbol of the nation's respect for the uniquely complex ordeal of the Viet Nam veteran. In a quiet, moving speech at Arlington, President Reagan concluded, "Let us, if we must, debate the lessons learned at some other time; today we simply say with pride: Thank you, dear son, and may God cradle you in his loving arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War and Remembrance | 6/11/1984 | See Source »

Bundy has disputed Diamond on a number of points but it is clear now that Harvard did take quiet action against a number of people with past Communist activities, refusing to hire administrators and in one case an instructor. Bundy has said that the administrators were refused positions because academic freedom issues were not involved and that Harvard had to be particularly careful during the years of the McCarthy attack. In the case of the man up for an instructorship. Bundy has said that the decision was made by the Corporation and that he "disagreed." Pusey has been more quiet...

Author: By Paul DUKE Jr., | Title: Speaking freely in academe? | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

...that everyone liked a good deal, but only eventually grew to realize they could not save. She was instantly likeable, and entered as Lionel's only certifiable celebrity; she had been a regular on the children's television show "Zoom," and was often recognized in the street. She was quiet yet friendly, and everyone considered it entirely in character when on her birthday she gave out presents to everyone else in the dorm. But behind the composure, residents of Lionel soon realized. Shawn had a profound inability to cope. People vaguely knew that she had originally entered with the Class...

Author: By Adam S. Cohen and Luis C. Silva, S | Title: Too close for comfort | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

...administration end," says Marshal H. Chin '85, a committee member and chairman of the Undergraduate Council's academics committee. "From section quality and student-faculty department committees to freshman academic advising, he questions and he ponders the situation. I think that a lot of the things he does are quiet," Chin adds...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Tough shoes to fill | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

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