Word: symbolized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been described as a symbol of moralintegrity for China's university students becausehe is honest and fearless in exposing corruptionand opression. As a result he was accused ofbetraying the Communist Party, MacFarquhar said...
...parking lot may have been the site of the paramount symbol of the young generation's clash with authority, a major motion picture, a cause for national mourning, and a Top 40 hit. On this November day it looked as small as my backyard at home and offered less...
...flamboyant former ward heeler in Daley's Cook County Democratic organization who served a month in prison in 1972 for failing to file income tax returns for four years, Washington broke away from both the machine and his past to become a symbol of black political empowerment. Turmoil marked his 4 1/2 years in city hall, as he fought to consolidate his political control over a city evenly divided between blacks and whites. After winning a bitter, racially tinged election in 1983, Washington told rejoicing black supporters, "It's our turn now." But his attempt to take charge...
...voters got to use on Sunday. In the election for president as well as for 27 senators and 77 representatives, people were given a separate ballot for each candidate. Since some 80% of the country is illiterate, the ballots showed a picture of the candidate and his party symbol. Twenty-two people were running for president alone...
Zenith Star stands as a symbol for the ailments besetting the entire Star Wars program. Slowed by development problems and weakened by funding cuts, SDI is a far cry from achieving Reagan's four-year-old dream of a system that could "intercept and destroy" all incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles...