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Word: ve (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...happy with what we accomplished this past weekend," coach Chris Hafferty said. "We've found our strengths, and we've discovered our weaknesses. And we're going to work out those weak spots...

Author: By Jonanthan D. Unger, | Title: Aquamen Stay Close With Top-10 Teams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...base is 21 times as large as it was in 1976. In addition to all the new jobs, the casinos have generated more than $1.8 billion in tax revenue for the state, most of it earmarked for the elderly and handicapped. "People see the contrast between the facilities we've put up and the rest of the town, and they think, 'What happened? Why did these bastards not do what they were supposed to do?' The fact is, we did," says Carver. "We came here to produce the money, not to run the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Of Broken Dreams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...slightly dissipated Loretta Lynn, turns giddy at the shimmering collision in the red, gold and black decor. "I can't believe it. I'm touching the walls," she squeals as she caresses a black marble railing. Her friend Maryann Scofield, caught up in the delirium, chimes in, "You've got to see it. Marble and mirrors and brass. We want to meet Trump." Zborey interrupts. "Gold," she says, reaching down to touch a decorative strip of brass. "I see gold. I don't know what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Of Broken Dreams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...facts has ruined many a good news story" (attributed to Roy Howard). Chief Justice Warren Burger may have made a mistake in attributing the statement to Howard, but there's no mistaking the element of truth in the notion--an element that Boller and George seem to overlook. They've checked out their quotes in a scholarly way, but somehow they lose the pizazz of the lines as they go along...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Bartlett's Book of Misquotations | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

...Fellas, we've had a hard season. We lost Drum. We had fights. We've had grade problems. Everyone here hates V. After this season, many of us are going to leave here. Some are going to graduate, others will transfer. All of us here think that V has burned...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Scandals Off the Court With Jim Valvano's N.C. State | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

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