Word: talled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been a disappointment. Coaches and scouts everywhere said he would be a disappointment. He's not tall enough, they said. He's not big enough. He's not strong enough...
...American women may also find the Soviets blocking their path to gold. They struggled to beat Czechoslovakia 87-81, stunned a tough Yugoslav team 101-74, then disposed of China 94-79 to reach the medal round. The tall and talented Soviets bombed Bulgaria 91-62. Thus the stage seemed to be set for two dramatic U.S.-Soviet showdowns in the final week...
...Everyone certainly stood tall today," said Kennedy Space Center Director Forrest S. McCartney as Discovery settled into orbit, 184 miles above earth...
Once in Burma they tried to keep a low profile, not an easy assignment for two tall foreigners such as British-born Stewart and Tucci, an Italian citizen. "Trying to blend in proved impossible," says Stewart. "But the crowds were so receptive to our questions and cameras that any fears quickly faded. People shook our hands and gave us flowers...
...mind reading. There was no need for them to memorize Eliot; he had, it seemed, already memorized them. He became famous by age 35 without growing satisfied with his accomplishments or happy with himself. Words were not enough. Behind the lectures and public appearances of the latter decades -- the tall, stooped figure in the three- piece suits, issuing pronouncements -- was concealed a soul in torment, trying to purge itself of sin and of the world that lavished so much praise on what he considered his unworthiness before...