Word: twinned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Congregational minister, Noyce grew up in Iowa. After earning a Ph.D. in physics from M.I.T., he got his start working for William Shockley, the Nobel-prizewinning co-developer of transistors. Noyce is married to Ann Bowers, a vice president of Apple Computer. He enjoys piloting a twin-engine Cessna Citation jet and is an avid downhill skier. Friends consider Noyce something of a daredevil, both in the way he lives and in the way he invests...
...twin attacks underscored the continuing problems that American military advisers have faced in turning the Salvadoran army from a Praetorian guard of the rich into a modern fighting force. They are particularly concerned about the training and motivation of the captains, majors and lieutenants in charge of field combat. Some junior officers have even told their soldiers to wear street clothes under their uniforms so that if need be they can be dressed for surrender. The number of government troops who have gone over to the guerrillas or allowed themselves to be captured is far higher than the number...
Yuppies are dedicated to the twin goals of making piles of money and achieving perfection through physical fitness and therapy. The Yuppie wakes to a digital alarm, sets down the dog food for the akita and jogs for the beta-endorphins before putting in a typically grueling day at the office, followed by an hour of therapy and meeting of the condo board. There is no time for sex, so for many Yuppies celibacy is a way of life. Yuppies eat tortellini, tuna sashimi and chefs salad, and favor restaurants with ceiling fans and dark green walls. No instant food...
None of the visitors managed more than Joe Carrabino's 13 points Guard Jim Haufler who started along with twin brother and guard John--hit from all over the floor in the waning minutes, 18 of his 29 team-leading points came after the contest was effectively over...
Andropov amassed the trappings of power more rapidly than any previous Soviet leader; he assumed the twin posts of General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the U.S.S.R. within seven months. By that time, he had also become chairman of the powerful Defense Council. It took Brezhnev 13 years to accumulate those three titles. Once again, though, appearances may have been deceiving. It is still not clear how much real authority Andropov exercised before he fell ill, nor how much he will regain if he recovers full health. The task of determining that is complicated by the nature...