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Word: ran (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pilot 805 nears his prey. Seconds later, probably in response to a query from the ground, he says: "I have enough time." Presumably, he meant he had enough time to carry out his attack before his fuel ran out, or before the airliner flew back into the safety of international airspace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nightstalkers in the Pacific Sky | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

...networks' almost exclusive reliance on rigorously edited scripts and footage. For all that, the content of the four newscasts last week was similar. All stressed the aftermath of the Soviet downing of a Korean Air Lines passenger jet, as well as events in Lebanon and Central America. All ran holiday-themed stories about the politically troubled American labor union movement. There were notable differences, of course: the networks played up stories for which they had vivid pictures-the police crackdown against antigovernment demonstrators in Chile, an air raid in Managua by opponents of the Nicaraguan junta. Without comparable footage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: How Much Better Twice As Long? | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

...enough delegates to determine the Democratic nominee if Black political leadership unites behind the idea. "But the bottom line is I don't think the Black leadership can or will get its act together," said the former Representative, who was the first Black candidate for president when she ran...

Author: By Holly A. Delson, | Title: Chisholm Urges Student Crowd To Battle Racism | 9/15/1983 | See Source »

Sargeant is the managing partner of Ropes and Gray, one of Boston's oldest and most prestigious law firms. Another Ropes and Gray partner, Francis H. Burr '31, helped set the policies which ran Harvard for 28 years, until he resigned from the University's governing Corporation in 1982. A former partner in the firm, James Vorenberg '49, now supervises Sargeant's seminar as dean of the Law School...

Author: By Michael F. P. doming, | Title: Moving Away From Ropes and Gray | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

...other Canadians have outside shots junior Steve Ezeji-Okoye in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles and sophomore Rudy Buntic as a pole vaulter. Adam Dixon '83, who ran his first sub four-minute mile during the summer, and Darlene Beckford '83.4, both have chances at 1500 meters...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Shooting For Bigger Games | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

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