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Word: whips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wind. But among the meager selections in half a dozen stores, he could not find one hat that fitted. Harper, who runs a large food company in Omaha, refused to give up. He decided to offer one hatmaker the equivalent of an extra $10 in zlotys to whip something up by next morning. The man showed little enthusiasm, however, his sullen face reflecting the effects of 45 years of Communist rule. Harper left the store doubting that he would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Deals in Poland | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

House Speaker Tom Foley (D-Wash.) said Democrats had not decided on their next move. House Democratic Whip Bill Gray (D-Pa.) said he did not think Democrats would attempt to add similar abortion language again to the same bill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Sustains Bush Abortion Bill Veto | 10/26/1989 | See Source »

...reason the President dislikes the Democratic approach is its cost: $22 billion over the next five years, including $8 billion in direct grants to the states. Another is the conservative belief that the measure is an unwarranted government intrusion into family decision making. House minority whip Newt - Gingrich denounced the bill for being "essentially against mothers staying at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Catching Up on Child Care | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...Okay, guys," my father will say, opening the freezer. "We have seven Haagen Daaz flavors and four fresh gallons of Breyers. And for Josh, we still have some mocha-mint-bark tofu-whip leftover from the Reagan...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Liberty, Equality, Ice Cream | 10/11/1989 | See Source »

Saturday, the Crimson took on the 21st-ranked team in the country, Harvey Mudd, which was out to prove that any California team can whip the best teams from the East...

Author: By Jon Unger, | Title: Aquadudes Take Two Out of Five at Berkeley | 10/10/1989 | See Source »

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