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Word: strength (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Partially because of NATO's demand that the Soviet bloc cut its troop strength so much, the negotiators have been unable to reach an agreement since the talks began 12 years...

Author: By William G. Malley, | Title: K-School Dean to Head Troop Negotiating Team | 4/2/1985 | See Source »

...hurry to make the shuttle bus, and run around his suite with a dab of toilet paper stuck on his still-damp face, praying that it will stop bleeding before he goes and he won't have to look stupid. This is not a man who will need industrial-strength Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion to heal his face after the razor has left it as dry as Utah. This is not a man who will accidentally leave a spot of shaving cream on his carlobe and not notice it until 4 p.m., by which time countless people will have determined...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: Change Your Existence | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

Harvard was most impressive in its top-to-bottom strength. Every team member shone on several occasions during the week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen Finish Buoyant California Trip at 5-3 | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

...worried foreign investors as well. In a classic sign of anxiety, moneymen bid up the price of gold by $35.70 last Tuesday, to $339 an ounce. At the same time, the rocketing dollar took a nosedive as traders fretted about the stability of the U.S. banking system and the strength of the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting a Stop to a Stampede | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

...machine transports him back not just to the fight nights but beyond. "Champions aren't made. God born me champion," he says. "He gave me the strength, the power, not just to defeat people but to beat what they say: 'You don't have it, boy. Go back to your job. Get back on that truck.' Now I own it." This was Holmes' 20th fight for his varied heavyweight titles, having switched alphabetical organizations in midstream, demonstrating that champions are really sanctioned by the public. "Just a little advice," he said, "to David Bey," who was leaning into an icepack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Undefeated and Underappreciated | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

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