Word: reigns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...given three-year jail sentences; all but Carthan's were suspended. (He began serving his term last summer.) The mayor was required to resign, and Granderson was appointed in his place. Tchula's elections in June 1981 were a last, unequivocal rejection of Carthan's fitful reign: his two supporters on the board of aldermen were defeated, and his white predecessor as mayor was returned to office...
...greater source of concern to Quad residents should be the possibility that a genuine billionaire will reach into his pocket and endow North or South House. That's when chaos will truly reign, because this segment of the population is completely insane. Howard Hughes is no longer with us, for which students at the Quad should count their blessings: he might have rolled one day and decided to rename one dorm or another Little Balls of String House...
Recently nicknamed Governor Moonbeam, because his policies change as often as the moon changes phases. Brown's reign has alienated many Californians. Several issues have pulled at his fingernails. Many felt he mishandled the Medfly crisis by hesitating before spraying infested areas fast enough with ample poison, and Brown's flings into Presidential politics also earned him much animosity, because he spent excessive amounts of time out of Sacramento. His judicial appointments have met fierce opposition from those who object to the liberal bent of his appointees. Finally, his well publicized private life has occasionally surfaced as a source...
...University officials, he is the consummate administrator: thoughtful, fair, coolheaded and decisive. They say those qualities have shone through in Steiner's 12 years as general counsel to the University, a post which during Steiner's reign has grown to encompass labor, personnel and police issues in addition to legal concerns. And they expect equally satisfying results from Steiner in his new capacity as vice president and general counsel, a promotion President Bok announced last week...
...Xica's protector is sent back to Portugal, the slave still retains her inexplicable control over men. The bright colors have been replaced by black, but Xica--charms intact--adjusts to her once again lowly position. She has lost the adornments of power, but her corporal presence continues to reign...