Word: rank
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...defense here," said an officer who identified himself as the academy's commander for the past seven years. The officer, who refused to give his name or rank, said he had no idea of the damage inflicted on the walled area, where Libyans are believed to receive training in underwater demolition and commando operations. He would not say what kind of activity went on in the walled area...
...great boon of this proposal. Henceforth, as in Britain, only commoners will be allowed to sit in the lower houses, in this case meaning the House of Representatives and the Senate. No celebrities permitted. As soon as a person achieved that rank, he would, like a commoner become a peer in Britain, be sentenced to life in the upper chamber and oblivion...
...starters, Susan, 16, the eldest of the Polgars, finished just one victory away from accumulating enough points to achieve grand-master status. Tied with Sweden's Pia Cramling, 22, as the world's second-ranked female chess player (behind the Soviet Union's Maya Chiburdanidze, 25), the teenager soundly thrashed six-time U.S. Champion Walter Browne, 37, on her way to a respectable showing of 25th in the top section of the tournament. Sister Sophia, 11, meanwhile swept to second place in the expert category. Finally, the baby of the family, Judith, a pudgy, self-confident nine-year-old, astounded...
Instead, Malone said he plans to take the case to the "rank and file" by presenting a motion of no confidence in Natsios on the convention floor to all the delgates...
...delegates approve the motion, Malone says he is confident "Andrew [Natsios] would respond to the rank and file" and resign...