Word: startingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...advocates a "Head Start" program for the nation's youngsters. Under Jackson's plan, the government would make pre-school and day-care programs free. Government, Jackson says, must show it cares from the beginning...
...Council and informed them of our plans before implementing the decision. The reason this was not done is that the decision was made during the January period while the Council is not in session. The Freshman Dean's Office felt that we should begin the new rules with the start of the term, and I agreed with that timing because there had already been some serious incidents where kegs had been present. In the future, however, I will make every effort to inform the Council or its appropriate committees and to seek advice before implementing a decision of this kind...
...Reagan Administration remains convinced that Panama's increasing political and economic isolation will eventually force the general to step down. "Noriega can hang on for a long time," says a U.S. official, "but sooner or later the country is going to start paying very dearly for keeping him in power. It's at that point we'll see a change...
...around the perpetual curves of the 111-meter loop, and when one loses a jot of control, three are likely to careen across the water- slickened ice. But as Olympic spectators have seen, short-track racing is an intricate sport, replete with complex strategies. Since up to six skaters start at once, it has the drama of a pack of competitors struggling cheek to cheek -- battle like it oughta...
Thomas had aimed to evoke the fiery spirit of the composer's music right from the start. But as she opened her 4-min. program with a daring combination of back-to-back triple toe loops, she mistakenly touched both feet down on the second jump. That tiny error seemed to sap her usual strength. When, midway through her routine, she faltered and put a hand on the ice, it began to feel as though the Titanic were sinking. Witt, conversely, had held tough, her Carmen enticing and flirting shamelessly. Radiant in a red costume, Witt thrived on audience adulation...