Word: ranks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fate as it rests in the hands of his party allies. Hidden somewhere, on their desks or in their dreams, every Republican chieftain has a list. They've had them ever since Dole began losing primaries, or winning with two-thirds of his party voting against him. They rank the men who could come to the rescue if the whole nominating process melts down and no one has a majority of delegates going into the party's August convention. Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson even shared his with TIME: Colin Powell, Jack Kemp, Bill Bennett, some mainstream Senator, a nice modern...
...pitcher Rene Arocha became the first Cuban national-team member to defect, and he soon established himself with the St. Louis Cardinals. There have been a few other defectors--Oakland Athletics pitcher Ariel Prieto and New York Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez--whom the Cubans tried to dismiss as second-rank malcontents. But when Fernandez got into Cubas' van last July, they could no longer make that claim. He was, after all, 22-0 in international competition, with a 1.62 era. And he was not considered a security risk...
...only player in the Ancient Eight to rank among the top five in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and free throw percentage...
...endorsements of top-ranking Massachusetts Republican officials, including Governor William F. Weld '66, Lt. Gov. Paul Cellucci and State Treasurer Joseph D. Malone '78 helped rally the state's rank-and-file behind Dole...
...time when monsters ravaged Europe. But that is Blair's point. In war as in peace, Anne's friends showed a bravery they might well shrug off as simple human decency. This harrowing, inspiring film--an antidote to Holokitsch--is their testament. It alerts us that villainy is the rank soil in which heroism can flower...