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Word: reach (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Political observers said the ability of Flynn into reach out into minority communities represented the first time a politician of Irish-ancestry has managed to attract substantial Black support...

Author: By Adriane Y. Stewart, | Title: Flynn Wins Over Black Community | 10/20/1987 | See Source »

...only four miles out to sea when, according to some survivors, its two outboard motors exploded. Since most of those aboard were unable to swim, many probably drowned within a few minutes of the accident. But others, either swimming or clinging to hastily emptied floating gasoline containers, tried to reach shore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dominican Republic Horror off Death's Head Beach | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...flight center in Moscow have rigged up a model containing another rhesus monkey with a free left arm -- all to see what mischief I'm capable of. They needn't worry. I will do nothing to embarrass the motherland. Besides, I can't leave my seat. I cannot reach any levers. Nor can I leave my chamber to visit the fish and the mice on board for experiments. What this biosatellite needs is some of your perestroika -- you know, restructuring. Space flight might then be more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Sincerely yours, Yerosha

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earth Station, Can You Read Me? | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...stage of open animosity has long since passed, says Storck. People realize that Wright's melancholic work is "not going to be Chamber of Commerce material. They may not understand it all, but they're not upset by it." Wright rarely ventured home to test his luck. He could reach the town best from a distance, through the acid of memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ohio: A Town and the Bard Who Left It | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...perhaps the most freewheeling economy in the world, readily lets in imports and ships out exports like stylish clothing just as fast. Despite uncertainty about what will happen to the former British colony when China assumes sovereignty in 1997, business confidence is strong and economic growth is expected to reach 12% this year. Leaving many high-tech fields to the other NICs, Hong Kong is concentrating on being a financial center. Virtually all the world's major banks have offices there. Hong Kong is also developing its role as the gateway to the largest potential market in the world: China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newly Industrialized Countries: Low Costs, High Growth | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

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