Word: reach
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would argue against peace in the Middle East, but voting for Question 5 does nothing to help reach a solution. Contrary to what its supporters claim, voting for Question 5 would set back efforts to achieve a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Eight-man Alexandra Williams then tallied the second Radcliffe try from a 10-meter scrum. She was barely able to reach over the tryline with the ball for the score...
Most of Dukakis' trouble comes from his inability to recapture Democrats who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984. A month ago, Dukakis was 8 points behind with this group; now his deficit is 17 (52% to 35%). Yet many of these swing voters were within his reach: among those now favoring Bush, 27% say they once considered going for Dukakis. He could not close the sale with these potential supporters because he could neither inspire them nor fend off Bush's relentless attacks on him as a marshmallow where crime and national defense are concerned...
...before shipment as the contract specified. Special tools had to be sent from China. The English translation of the instructions supplied by the manufacturer was often puzzling. A sample sentence: "Starting direction signal is sent out in electric part, enabling main servomotor open, increasing speed of generating unit and reach to steady speed under no load under the function of auto adjusting speed." Deciphering such instructions and reconciling the various pieces of equipment caused a delay of one year, during which interest payments and other costs continued...
Since 1971, the show has grown enormously from its humble beginnings. The exhibition generated $15,000 for the Dana Farber Institute in the first year and about $850,000 over the last 19 years. Jimmy Fund Co-Chairperson Mihail S. Lari '89 says that organizers hope to reach the $1 million mark with this year's show. Ticket sales contribute more than 50 percent of the show's profits, but exhibition t-shirts and mailed donations also make up a part of the show's proceeds...