Search Details

Word: ushered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...good against evil, the forces of darkness are again threatening to overwhelm the Philippines. Aquino's once unassailable hold on popular support is slowly slipping, and the country is on the brink of chaos. Though she has painstakingly restored democracy, she has not been able to usher in paradise. Instead, the threat of apocalypse hangs over the Philippines. As Aquino tries to rid the country of the corrupt legacy of Ferdinand Marcos, an increasing number of Filipinos fear that her government is running out of steam. "We expected decency in government. We expected efficiency," says Antonio Oposa, a lawyer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Praying For Time | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

...their lives were struggling to figure out what the wild ride on Wall Street meant to them, their jobs, their families and their security. Businessmen feared that queasy consumers might stop spending as freely as they have been in recent years. Workers feared that a market collapse could usher in a recession that would cost them jobs or bonuses or take a bite out of their profit sharing or pensions. Those nearing retirement were concerned about the effect on pension funds and on investments that they will soon have to rely on for income. "It scares me to death," admitted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crash: I Feel a Lot Poorer Today | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...remarkably short period of time Bok was able to win widespread support and usher Harvard into a period of sustained growth. He quickly put into place five new administrative deans and erected a mini-corporate structure at Harvard...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: THE HARVARD CORPORATION | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

When it came time to go to college, Vigna was faced with a difficult decision: which college to attend. She recognized the academic reputation of Harvard--"You have to come to Harvard once you get in," she says--but she credits former tennis coach Don Usher with helping her decide to pack her bags for Cambridge...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: A Tale of the Intense Machine | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

They did not have to wait long for an answer. Last week doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed the first such U.S. operation on Dickye Baggett, 42, a Nashville-area clerical worker. Said Dr. George Allen, who led the medical team: "This may usher in a new era of transplantation of tissue into the brain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Progress In Parkinsonism | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next