Word: ran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...workaholic who signed his letters "In greatest haste," More ran hard to get ahead in the fluid society of Tudor England. After studying law, he positioned himself at court as personal secretary to Henry, as much through nattering verse and charm at the dinner table as by administrative competence. As he moved up in office-royal councillor, Undertreasurer of the Exchequer, speaker for the House of Commons and finally Lord Chancellor-he seemed docile and circumspect...
...Department of the Environment last July announced strict guidelines banning the location of plants that produce such hazardous substances as gases, poisons and explosives in areas where population growth is expected. But whether the ruling was supposed to govern facilities already constructed remained uncertain. More fundamentally, the safety restrictions ran counter to local governments' desire to attract industry. So far, not a single company has been denied permission to build. When the issue of the Union Carbide plant's permit arose in the Madhya Pradesh state assembly in December 1982, then Labor Minister Tarasingh Viyogi took pains to remind...
...apathy, especially among political moderates. The N.N.P. was hastily cobbled together from three rival Grenadian parties only last August. During the low-key, three-month campaign, Blaize and his supporters emphasized the themes of economic development and safeguards against the abuse of power, while Gairy's G.U.L.P. ran under the slogan "Americans must stay forever." New Jewel loyalists tried to whip up sentiment over alleged CIA interference in the elections, and staged rallies honoring their murdered leader...
...here, my children, is where things went from chaos to crisis. The first week of shooting, Gere refused to show up until he had a contract. As costs ballooned, money ran short. Seven weeks into shooting, in a contract dispute with Evans, Coppola walked off the set and flew to Europe; the cast and crew missed their paychecks and refused to work until they were paid in cash. And in exchange for a quick $15 million from the film's distributor, Orion Pictures, Evans relinquished his control over the movie. By the spring of 1984, Evans was suing everybody...
Washington's victory, assured only when St. Louis' Neil O'Donoghue missed a 50-yd. field goal attempt as time ran out, eliminated the Cardinals from the National Football League playoffs and kept alive the hopes of the New York Giants...