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Word: takings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...After taking down Boston University 20-13 last week, the Harvard wrestling team was hoping to take home the A-number-one big trophy in the Coast Guard tournament this weekend...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Grapplers Finish Fifth at Coast Guard Tournament Behind Cole, Willoughby | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...House leaders were skeptical that compromise will be reached soon. Some said Dukakis should play a greater role in the process, but many other legislators argued that House should take the lead itself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

What I'm talking about is making American society a truly level playing field. To do that, we need to take away the free rides that some people have come to enjoy, be they members of the Teamsters union who demand excessive wages, corporations that avoid their fair share of the tax burden or professionals who work to exclude others from competing with them...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Real Life, Real Answers | 12/2/1989 | See Source »

...order to make education truly equitable, we will have to make some people angry. First, we have to take away the veto power of teachers' unions over educational reforms. We need to make teaching the domain of those who have demonstrated competence and ability to teach, not those who possess a meaningless teaching credential...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Real Life, Real Answers | 12/2/1989 | See Source »

...That play has worked great for us," thebudding thespian said. "I can't take credit forit, though. It's John's idea...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: The Dramatic Play | 12/2/1989 | See Source »

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