Word: term
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result of such attacks, numerous U.S. cities have tried to outlaw the breed. Most laws banning the pit bull get thrown out in court. Judges usually find that because the term pit bull means any one of three breeds, as well as crosses with these breeds, it is difficult to define legally. A more successful technique for protecting the public may be to pass ordinances making owners of any dog responsible for harm inflicted by their pets...
...doctoral dissertation on the history of the Spanish conquest of Florida. Lyon was about to leave for Seville to study Spanish archives, and Fisher enlisted his aid in the search for the galleons. The researcher eventually wrote from Spain that he had good evidence Matecumbe was a general term for the Florida Keys. He suggested that the treasure lay off what are now known as the Marquesas...
...short run in order to gain market share for the future. Some Japanese banks offer loans to U.S. businesses at between 1/8% and 1/4% below the going rate at American banks. Says David Lough, a chief executive with London-based National Westminster Bank: "The Japanese take a very long-term view of markets. They are quite prepared to loss-lead in the early stages." But Japanese bankers shrug off the criticism. Says Hagura: "You always get accused of undercutting when you're expanding...
...order to raise long term funds for thePudding, Emmons said he planned to solicit alumnicontributions for the centennial of the Pudding'sresidence in its Holyoke St. headquarters in 1988.Emmons said he wanted to use the potentialcontributions to make capital improvements in theclubhouse...
...mothers now, three years into stable, democratic rule, flounder precariously between their status as a movement and a political pressure group. To the outside world, it is tempting to term their current situation an identity crisis, though the mothers would firmly disagree. Argentina is a nation where movements rapidly, sometimes underhandedly, sometimes violently, turn into governments. (The most outstanding example is that of dictator Juan Domingo Peron, who managed to unite the most curious mixture of labor unions, fascist military men, left-wing guerrillas and a host of other disparate elements into a movement that has lost its cohesion...