Word: retained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...family for her foiled singing career, and Lenny whines on about being a victim of a psychological aberration, both sisters muster the courage to "go for it." It is this triumph of will, of determination not to repeat their mother's easy way out, that enables Babe to retain faith, but more importantly, elevates the play beyond sheer amusement. The appropriate balance between comedy and more serious drama, however, is precarious, and often difficult to maintain. This, more than anything else, is what keeps the play from being the acclaimed success it was two years...
...impressionable prospectives. And the admissions office's manner of making the change seems intended to increase that pressure. According to Key members, the office first sent them a letter this summer saying it planned to replace them with professional guides, and only this fall agreed to retain the Crimson Key on a paid, "on trial" basis. Finally, matters of motive aside, paying the guides now opens the potential for the admissions office to control the tours' content sometime in the future...
...Benguela railway, which used to transport copper from Zaire and Zambia to the Atlantic. That disruption alone will cost Angola up to $100 million annually in unearned transit fees. UNITA claims to control at least one third of Angola, mainly in the southeast, although the government seems to retain its hold over the major towns...
...that perverse bit of logic, Washington has conveniently condemned in advance an election it hopes will not take place at all. For should the Nicaraguans go through with their election plans, it seems likely the Sandinistas would retain power fairly. Such a development would put a lie to one of the more basic tenets of Reagan's ideological platform, namely the belief that a leftist government and democracy are incompatible...
...batting slump: "Now it's not just a star or two, but nine players every day." The real pressures are mental, claims Virdon, who declared a double victory last week even before the war was over. Said he: "We've managed to stay on top and retain our sanity." Virdon spoke too soon; his team immediately dropped back to third by losing to the Chicago Cubs...