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Word: telling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years I have to start every answer by correcting their questions," said Reagan, watching the commentary after the conference. "I was going to threaten to come back next week," he chuckled, then added, "I guess I'd better get back upstairs with my roommate." Aide Ken Duberstein suggested he tell Nancy he might have a return engagement. Said the President: "I'd have to room with one of you tonight if I did that." Endit -- 30 -- put it on the spike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Full-Dress Finale | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

...voluminous sideburns, and they make it impossible to mistake the wearer for anyone else, except possibly Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the U.S. New Age inquisitors remain one of the few puzzles Asimov is unable to crack: "I have never found a way to convince them. They tell me there is 'absolute proof' of aliens landing on this planet. They read it with their own eyes. It turns out they read it at the supermarket checkout counter, trying to escape from reality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Protean Penman | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

Defenseman Nick Carone, a fourth-line wing on the 1985-86 club, said it is too early to tell just how good this squad is. But he likes what he sees...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Harvard Knocking on the Door of Greatness | 12/13/1988 | See Source »

...General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54 said, "There has not been an increase in violent crime on the campus." What? Does he mean that he is content with a rape rate of about one every 1.5 years? Every rape is an increase in violent crime. Steiner went on to tell a reporter, "I don't think the Science Center is a place of unusual concern...

Author: By Albert Y. Hsia, | Title: More Security, Not Vigilance | 12/13/1988 | See Source »

...their simplicity and their imaginative appeal -- the greatest strength may lie not in the child's reaction to them but in the parents'. As mothers and fathers grow ever busier and more pressed for time, they frequently resort to toys that do the parenting for them: the bears that tell bedtime stories, the plastic heroes who teach virtue. For many children, a toy whose nostalgic appeal and sheer pleasure lure parents back into the playroom may be the best present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: What Do You Want from Santa? | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

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