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Word: stepped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next step is to have handout leaflets toshow that Harvard is culpable even though theyaren't directly hiring [non-union] workers,"Murphy said. "If the status quo remains, we'll goback to the line with the leaflets. I know[Harvard] doesn't want that to happen...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Painters Union Ends Picket After Talks With University | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

Horner announced last spring that she would step down from her post as Radcliffe president at the end of the next academic year. Since she became president in 1972, Horner has been credited with establishing Radcliffe as one of the foremost centers for research about women's issues in the country...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Radcliffe Plans Conference | 8/2/1988 | See Source »

...most advanced simulators use tactile cues to take the illusion one step further. In Honeywell's F-18 fighter simulator, the strap-in harness pulls back on the trainee's chest when the jet slows down. Similar controls regulate the pilot's G suit, rushing air into pockets in the legs and abdomen to mimic the circulatory effects that accompany supersonic flight. Even the cockpit seat contributes to the illusion; the cushion contains seven air bladders that are pressurized or depressurized according to the flight maneuver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Into The Wild Blue (Digital) Yonder | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

...Khomeini's sentiments were genuine -- and Arab and Western observers generally believed they were -- he had taken a giant step toward ending the conflict. Calling the Iranian decision a "major breakthrough," the U.S. State Department said the move opens the way for a "restoration of stability in a troubled region of the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf On the Brink of Peace | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

July 29, Mammas and the Papas, Aztec Two-Step, Cormac McCarthy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT IS TO BE DONE | 7/29/1988 | See Source »

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