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Word: weren (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weren't for the gold, all would be well. We would have time to prepare the Indians for the maliciousness of the white man." So says Father Norberto Hohenscherer, one of the many Salesian missionaries who have governed, educated and protected 20,000 Indians of the Tukano and other tribes over the past seven decades in remote northwestern Brazil. Time, however, is rapidly running out for both missionaries and Indians. The discovery of potentially vast lodes of gold and other minerals is transforming life in a wide region around Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, a small town in the Amazon jungle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Gospel and the Gold Rush | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

...wouldn't have a car if it weren't for sports," Neilson says. Parking at the ice rink is not a problem because her coach gave her a pass, she adds...

Author: By Thomas R. Ellis, | Title: The Tougher Side of Owning a Car in Cambridge | 5/22/1987 | See Source »

...were kind of sluggish," Jones said. "We weren't really into it and we didn't really have the kind of intensity of the last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Celtics Crush Pistons, 104-91, in Game 1 | 5/20/1987 | See Source »

Although they won, the Celtics weren't as sharp as they were against Milwaukee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Celtics Crush Pistons, 104-91, in Game 1 | 5/20/1987 | See Source »

...would be very surprised if I weren't endorsed," Duehay said...

Author: By James Hare, | Title: Civic Association to Hold Open Candidate Forum | 5/13/1987 | See Source »

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