Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both combatants could take pride in their play so far. The Colorado Senator had come from a lowly sixth place among eight competitors and had raced through the field to overtake the superbly organized front runner. Then Hart faltered. Mondale, almost sidelined by a string of upsets beginning in New Hampshire, last week capped a spectacular comeback with a big win in Pennsylvania. Although Hart leads in state primary and caucus victories, 15 to 14, the former Vice President now holds almost a 2-to-1 lead in delegates (see chart). While he claims that he relishes the role...
...lines of code Wise types into his Apple He may look like a meaningless string of letters and numbers, but they are the crucial link between computers and the people who use them. At the heart of every machine are thousands of on-off switches. Wise's 64K Apple has 524,288. Software tells the switches when to turn on and off, and those switches control the machine...
...same time, the islands of Micronesia, once a string of paradises in the Pacific, have learned first hand the workings of U.S. democracy at its worst. Says Keju, "We believed in the altruism of the situation and found later we were being mislead. We have found that freedom isn't free. You've got to pay the price. But you have to remember, the Marshallese have no word for enemy...
...seriously hurt, Bergmann has healed and figures to start the Crimson's next game against UNH on Wednesday. Before he got hurt, the freshman was doing several key dulls with the first string in practice...
...months with singular and characteristic adroitness. In the wake of Aquino's slaying, more than a million citizens took to the streets of Manila, marching on the President's Malacañang Palace and calling outright for his resignation. But Marcos shrewdly countered their attacks with a string of concessions that were accommodating enough to mute some criticism yet narrow enough to prevent real change...