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...American and make a friend abroad, the bond is tenfold stronger than with a friend made at home. Add to that the climactic experience of the war bringing it all to an end, and it has left a bond stronger than any I have ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In a U.S. School: A Homecoming | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

...popularity comes from a Teflon magic refuse to acknowledge his gains and exaggerate his failures. Mayors who feared that federal aid cuts would bankrupt their cities now run surpluses. The estimates by Reagan's critics that 3 million people are homeless proved to be overblown by tenfold. Such attacks diminish the true anguish of the needy and insult American intelligence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Why the Criticisms Don't Stick | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

...sold everything we had in the store from size four on up," says Phyllis P. Dixon of Bob's Army Surplus in Raleigh, N.C. "Usually the hunters buy it, but this is the first time we've had bare walls because of the younger kids." Sales increased tenfold over the previous year during the holiday season at Dug-Out, a Chicago store specializing in military garb. Burk Manufacturing Co. of Shreveport, La., one of the nation's largest commercial manufacturers of military-style clothing, has increased its production of camouflage wear by 70% since last August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Code Green, Tan and Brown | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

With today's factuous, fast-paced, highly mobile society, the need to channel human aggression has increased tenfold. Not only have running and nautilus, as a result, become increasingly popular, but so has the narcissistic quality of mastering control over the human body. The message seems to be that if we cannot control our relations in society, we can find comfort in the control of our own bodies...

Author: By D. H. P, | Title: Football Mania | 11/12/1983 | See Source »

...opened his Hoban Restaurant on Western Avenue a decade ago, and profits have increased tenfold. Yet, after 14 years in L.A., he speaks barely passable English. Yum has not refused to become fluent. He is just too busy. "Money is our first priority," he says. "We have to work first, and then we have time to learn the language. Or our children will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Los Angeles: The New Ellis Island | 6/13/1983 | See Source »

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