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Word: vitality (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...connections are equally meaningful and equally senseless," says Joan of Dark; her nihilism, says Harrison, amounts to amorality. Didion's not entitled to "fiddle while Watts burns," and her disconnection of the suffering soul from any political or spiritual meaning, sorely contrasts with Harrison's crusade to restore those vital, fading links...

Author: By F. MARK Muro, | Title: A Predator in Prose | 9/25/1980 | See Source »

...initial response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan last December was largely rhetorical. In his State of the Union message in January, the President warned that "an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the U.S., and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Preserving the Oil Flow | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

...Indeed, the Turkish constitution authorizes the military to step in whenever the security of the state is in jeopardy. As their repeated warnings to the government indicated, Evren and his colleagues were anything but eager to take over. They were aware that a suspension of parliamentary government would threaten vital economic aid from the West and that military rule might even encourage further terrorist activity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: The Generals Take Over Again | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

...creativity are frightening. Through the ages, most of the earth's varied organisms, from single cells to plants, animals and early humans, usually had ample time to adapt to the pace of natural change. They evolved protective mutations to meet the gradual shifts in the earth's vital balance between acids and alkalines, in the salinity of water, in levels of oxygen in the atmosphere. But man cannot patiently wait through the centuries for his body to develop a genetic defense against these chemicals if, indeed, such a defense is possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Poisoning of America | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

David S. Broder: Thank you, Howard. Mr. Reagan, you've been accused of giving simplistic answers to highly complex questions on such important issues as defense and the economy. In a political age in which it seems vital that a candidate possess the intelligence to understand all aspects of an issue, why do you think the public has responded so strongly to your brand of simple answers to complex questions...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Missing Persons | 9/20/1980 | See Source »

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