Word: succeeding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...politicians, Sharon still draws cries of "Arik! Arik!" when he campaigns. He remains immensely popular with the more hawkish elements of his party, many of whom feel that he did not have a completely free hand during the invasion and thus should not be blamed if it did not succeed...
...British Rock Music Entrepreneur Richard Branson, 33, succeed where Freddie Laker failed? The answer began unfolding last week as Branson's new airline, Virgin Atlantic, made its maiden flight from Gatwick Airport near London to Newark Airport near New York City. It carried 465 passengers, most paying a cut-rate $138, about $230 less than current standard transatlantic fares. The price will rise to $167 on July 1. An ultra-plush first-class service is also available at $1,400, about the same that other carriers charge for first class...
...Toronto lawyer is chosen to succeed Trudeau...
...Center in Florida and Disneyland in California. MM Acquisition then offered to buy 37.9% of Disney for $67.50 a share, in a deal valued at $970 million. That was a third more than what Disney stock sold for only a few months ago, and the offer seemed likely to succeed...
Honecker was apparently trying to get rid of political dissidents, church activists and malcontents, as well as to clear the backlog of applications of people who wanted to be reunited with their families in the West. For those who did not succeed in leaving or who have participated in the country's fledgling peace movement, new restrictions have been imposed. Sixty thousand East Germans, most of them youths, have had their identity cards confiscated and must now apply for permission to travel anywhere outside the cities in which they live...