Word: roughed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...others attempt to tie it to levels of different chemicals that circulate through the body and brain. One of them is testosterone. Production of this male sex hormone rises dramatically during puberty, a period usually marked by intense sexual desire and strong aggressive tendencies. Some studies indicate that particularly rough athletes or violent prisoners have higher than normal testosterone levels...
...told, the lacerating rough-and-tumble debate set important precedents for a nation learning the ground rules of democracy. "The major achievement," said Estonian Deputy Siim Kallas, "has been showing the people that Deputies can pose questions to the higher authorities." More important, of course, are the answers. A Moscow woman told the daily Moskovsky Komsomolets, "In other countries, if people express dissatisfaction with their government, it steps down. What about ours?" A Moscow worker offered an equally blunt assessment: "I like the way they are letting off steam, but we're not better fed because...
...terrible that when you bite the bullet you still spend $450 million more and complain about it, then you're in pretty rough shape...
...mayor's rough-hewn style can provokeangry responses. At one recent council meeting,Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55 accused the mayorof trying to "smear" speakers by digging up thecity's ancient history...
...while campaign war stories have now entered the nostalgic phase at Harvard, most agree that returning to the world of academia was a welcome change from the rough and tumble world of electoral politics...