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Word: slided (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...make no mistake, there is still a big difference between Marine boot camp and Outward Bound. In one platoon at the M.C.R.D., half the recruits admitted they were afraid of heights. Now they are about to endure what the Marines call the "slide for life," clambering up a 35-ft.-high wooden tower and then descending headfirst down wires that stretch across a muddy ditch. A recruit clings like a frightened tree sloth to the wire. Then, slowly, his grip loosens and he plunges into the muddy water. "You just let go. You didn't even try," snaps the angry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And To Keep Our Honor Clean | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

...Image' is a dramatic departure from the usual, family-oriented planetarium fare," said Larry Schindler, artistic director of the show. "We used over 90 slide projectors, a Zeiss star-projector and a number of special effects, including lasers and strobes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scientists Help Design Colorful New Star Show | 3/20/1987 | See Source »

During the 38 years that Gannon has worked in the Union, he has also seen it deteriorate. In the middle fifties, Gannon reports, the slide really began. It was then that the animal heads that Roosevelt had donated had to be taken down...

Author: By Michael E. Raynor, | Title: Freshman Dining Hall No Longer Serves up Wildebeast | 3/19/1987 | See Source »

...defense did an excellent job of clearing the ball," Scalise said. "They got the ball up the field and Post failed to pick them up. We were able to capitalize on their not getting the second slide...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Laxmen Put Crunch On Post | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...that weekend of euphoria--highlighted by a Webster last-second overtime jumper which capped an improbable 17-point comeback against eventual league champ Penn--proved to be the high point. Rather than bringing continued success, though, the rest of the season proved to be one long downhill slide...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Silly Putty | 3/10/1987 | See Source »

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