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Word: sayes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...enduring solutions. Like the man who walked upstream, the PBH leadership recognizes the need to address society's ills on two fronts. A real solution must change the system that is producing homelessness and illiteracy in the first place. And the only way to change the system is to say when it is wrong...

Author: By Michael E. Wall, | Title: For Social Change | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...mastered it. In 1986 StairMaster introduced the 4000 PT, which was simpler to use. Exercisers push a pair of bicycle-like pedals that move up and down instead of in circles, and a computerized screen gives such data as the number of "flights" climbed and the "distance" traveled. Fans say they can burn off 10% more calories on stair machines than on stationary bicycles, and the step climbers are easier on the feet and legs than treadmills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: America Goes Stair Crazy | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...conservatives win, the decade will go down as a triumph for the American way (translation: capitalism). Referring to the vast changes in Eastern Europe, conservatives will say that the wildly expensive military buildup at the beginning of the century paid...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Who Writes History? | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

...this the place to settle the argument about whether the country is actually becoming more polarized along economic lines. Democrats worry that the "middle class," as defined in terms of income, is shrinking. Republicans say that if it is, it's because so many people are getting rich. These debates could continue forever without any certain conclusion...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Winners Take All | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

Admittedly, if you ask people to identify the "class" to which they belong, the professional making $70,000 and the secretary making $12,000 will say the same thing--"the middle class...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Winners Take All | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

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