Word: tai
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Evening With Champions," formerly "An Evening of Champions," has showcased many famous skaters over its 19-year history. Past participants include Dorothy Hamill, Debi Thomas, and Tai Babalonia and Randy Gardner. Lari says that many of the top-notch skaters come back year after year because of the show's relaxed atmosphere and because they have so much...
...third theory says that viewers have been switching channels to avoid combative fare such as wrestling, boxing and tai-kwon-do. Analysts predict more synchronized swimming and gymnastics will be shown during prime time next week...
...first pool is traditionally hers; in a bidding club, she receives it interest-free. Even so, the organizer benefits from strong community ties. When a new Chinese immigrant asks to join a hui, for example, "it does not take much effort to establish his life history," says Tom Tai, director of the Chinese Business Association in Queens, N.Y. As a result, notes Chicago's Engstrom, the vast majority of loan clubs prove quite solid. Says he: "No one wants to risk their reputation in the community by refusal...
There is another product in high demand but short supply on the Soviet side these days, thanks to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev's antialcohol campaign. As a result, Chinese traders make room in their sample cases for bottles of mao-tai, a fiery 120-proof sorghum liquor -- not to sell but to lubricate negotiations with their Siberian hosts. Says Dimitri Krolov, a Soviet regional trade official who joined the train in Zabaikalsk: "Business is booming. We manufacture what they want, they grow what we want...
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