Word: ten
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...somewhat predictable and schematic. She relies heavily on the diaries of Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Andreyevna, memoirs, letters and interpretive readings of the novels and essays. These materials are tailored to fit what appears to have been a predetermined conclusion: Tolstoy reconciled his warring selves only when, ten days before dying in 1910, he fled farm and family...
...size: 0.1 in.) have nearly wiped out harvests in some fields. The bugs are natives of the Soviet Union, Iran and Afghanistan, but were transplanted to Mexico by unknown means in 1980 and have been moving north ever since. Last year the insects caused $36 million in damage across ten states. Experts predict losses at least that heavy this year. By fall the aphids may reach Canada...
...recognition to the garter belt," says Margery Rubin Cohen, spokeswoman for the Columbus-based Victoria's Secret lingerie chain. At Frederick's of Hollywood stores, sales of garters shot up 15% in the month following the film's release. Though Frederick's offers garters in six colors and ten styles, the black-lace model accounts for 75% of sales...
Last week a Queens grand jury handed up the first criminal indictments from the probe, charging ten people with cheating Medicaid out of $3.6 million since 1986. The leaders of the ring were Surinder Panshi, 39, a Queens physician, and his father Gurdial Panshi, 68. The Panshis allegedly launched their scheme by buying three clinics that were authorized to conduct tests for Medicaid patients. They then established a network of blood collectors who combed poor neighborhoods for people willing to sell their blood for about $10 for 20 vials. The Panshi ring allegedly paid their collectors a lucrative...
...squad won in Los Angeles four years ago. Haunted by silver? Leading the top-ranked Yugoslavs by a score of 5-2 in the final game and needing an outright win, the U.S. team got caught in a riptide. The Americans gave up three goals in the last ten minutes and had to settle for a tie and second place. "We were so close in '84, and at this point, we don't want to leave any stone unturned," says Schroeder. The memory "keeps coming back," which explains why he is preparing to do the same...