Word: spite
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even Brezhnev has seemingly been ridiculed in an article published in the monthly literary magazine Avrora. Though the piece was ostensibly about an elderly writer "who refuses to die," many people read it as a gibe at Brezhnev, who has proved reluctant to step down from office in spite of his infirmities...
...victim climbed out of her Pontiac, yelling something about the missed stop sign. Maybe it would have been better if I hadn't been born in the first place. I burst into tears in spite of myself, asking her if she was all right and she said, "Yeah, but my CAR has a concussion...
...watershed that signalled the press's turn-around seems to have been an article last month by New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis '48. Discussing how Washington reporters had insisted on giving the President an easy ride in spite of his errors. Lewis argued that the press has almost deliberately covered up Reagan's gaffes. Lewis implicitly called upon other members of the Fourth Estate to stop cushioning Reagan and to start playing up his ineptitude...
Fleming played his best game of the season, going 14 for 26 from the floor in spite of his early dry spell and adding four straight free throws for a total of 32 points. In addition, he came up with eight rebounds and two steals. Much of his performance was vintage Fleming, popping from outside and taking the hall to the hoop with equal effectiveness...
...want to stay in New Haven.") Fleming proceeded to rip apart opposing Ivy league defenses. Following as sporadic freshman year. Fleming hit stride during the 1979-80 campaign, averaging 19.6 points per game in League play (19.9 overall) and earning first-team all-Ivy honor. This year, in spite of an early season slump, Fleming has scored at an 18.2 ppg clip and is almost a clinch to repeat on the all-League squad...