Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...semifinal. Five hundred Gopher fans jammed the lobby of the Radisson Hotel to chant, "Here we go, Gophers, here we go." Minnesota Assistant Coach Bill Butters addressed the cheering crowd. "Make sure you yell loud because--who are we playing tonight? Oh, Maine. Right. Maine will have lots of support...
...revealed that engineer Ricky Gates had been smoking marijuana at the controls of the Conrail train. Gates admitted the drug use and pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a urine test, required by the Government of railroad employees involved in serious accidents, revealed traces of marijuana. The tragedy fueled public support for the Government's expanding program to test employees for drugs. But the proliferation of testing among both public and private workers has spawned legal challenges from civil libertarians and labor leaders who see the antidrug campaign as a dangerous invasion of privacy...
...Alliance (ARENA) party, left all rivals for the country's presidency far behind by polling an outright majority, 54% of the estimated 1 million ballots cast. Cristiani's victory, however, was muted by a voter turnout of only about 50%. The high rate of abstentions translated in part to support for the boycotting Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (F.M.L.N.), the Marxist guerrilla force that has battled for power for the past nine years...
...other big loser was the U.S., which has given its public support and $1.5 million a day in aid to Duarte since 1984, when his election inspired hope that the war might end. Washington desperately wanted to build the Christian Democrats into El Salvador's bulwark against the political extremes, both the Communist insurgents and ARENA, the paramilitary organization turned political party that has been closely linked to death squads responsible for thousands of political murders. But the well-intended Duarte failed either to negotiate a peace or restore his country's shattered economy; his government was widely despised...
...sponsorship of the N.Y.U. program is part of a long-standing tradition of support for education and the arts. Since 1935, the TIME Education Program has helped teachers put our magazine to use in the classroom. Three years ago, we began awarding $3,000 scholarships to 20 outstanding college students from around the country for their academic and extracurricular achievements. We have donated more than 1,500 original artworks made for TIME covers to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, where they are permanently displayed...