Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...From Womanish (Opp. of "girlish," i.e., frivolous, irresponsible, not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of color... 2 Also: A woman who loves other women, sexually and/or nonsexually. Appreciates and prefers women's culture, women's emotional flexibility (values tears as natural counterbalance of laughter), and women's strength. Some-times loves individual men, sexually and/or nonsexually...
...penalty killing is the one department in which the Crimson owns an unimpeachable record. The icemen, who've been killing more than 97 percent of their penalties, allowed the Bruins just three shots on goal during Brown's two-man advantage. Sixteen seconds after Harvard regained full strength, Brian Busconi entered the sin bin for crosschecking. Brown didn't get a single shot on goal during its power play...
...Polls affect things rather dramatically," says Dan Callegari, Sen. Gary W. Hart's (D-Col.) Manchester, N.H. campaign coordinator. "If you're not showing strength in the polls, then you have to sell your candidate twice as hard. Mondale's campaign theme is that he is doing best in the polls...
...instatance, Reagan resolved only a third of the Hispanic vote. But record polling indicate he has gained some strength in the community and extra work there could pay off especially in states like Texas and California. "Issues of interest to Hispanic such as the family, education and enterpreneurship actively and Reagan issues," says Buckley. Buckley adds that in Texas, Florida and California, there are 650,000 members of the armed forces who are not registered to vote, but who he says likely Reagan supporters...
...despite certain dissatisfactions with Reagan's foreign policy, the Western nations seem to discount the potential significance of the upcoming election-as if Reagan's reelection were assured. This view comes in part from an admiration of Reagan's apparent strength, although they may disagree with his ends...