Word: understands
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unmanned jet headed straight down, clipped the roof of a bank and slammed into the lobby of a Ramada Inn. Nine hotel employees were killed instantly and five others injured. The stunned Teagarden, who went into seclusion after the disaster, implored the bereaved families in a statement: "Please understand that I did everything humanly possible to prevent this...
...larger forces that are tearing a society to shreds. Although the CIA and its people make mistakes, they are not the villains of the piece. Rogers' innocence rests in his belief that he and his country can apply reasonableness and common sense to a situation they do not understand. History does not bear out that assumption, and neither does this disturbing novel...
...Both he and [the other '84 Olympians] have played and they understand what's going on," Olympic Coach Dave Peterson said. "They understand what we're trying to, accomplish...
...PTFHA field director emphasized the human element of the study, saying, "We want to make certain that people understand that we're not talking just about numbers and statistics, but about human lives and suffering...
...flunking his algebra final his senior year and bravely tasting the glories of humiliation ("Tests and graduation don't matter because now I know . . . that the important thing is life itself") and being pulled back from the brink by good gray Mr. Dentley giving him a C ("Basically you understand the material"). David Tollefson and Agnes Hedder breaking up their marriages and running off together to Washington State and, years later, David's daughter-in-law making sure her husband does not burn the poem that won Agnes' heart ("A love so true sings out to me . . .") along with...