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Word: wisdoms (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lord, let him understand my Biblical references, and not say absentmindedly to Stockman, "Yes, the Reverend speaks words of wisdom--keep both Cain and Abel away from...

Author: By Nicholas J.S. Christenfeld and Paul DUKE Jr., S | Title: Benedictus Erroneous | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...responding to mine of 27 November on the Final Clubs. In the interim, of course, the Clubs have reacted to the University's pressure by indicating their willingness to sever all ties. In that sense, the issue is moot; Mr. Stevens has triumphed; the College is pure. Still, the wisdom of Harvard's action remains in question, so there may be interest in continuing the debate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clubs Redux | 1/9/1985 | See Source »

...naming of Sokolov was not expected to have much impact on next week's meeting between Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz. Whatever debate may have gone on in Moscow through much of 1984 about the wisdom of resuming arms-control talks with the U.S., the Kremlin seems determined to make every effort to limit President Reagan's so- called Star Wars plan. The selection of a defense-establishment functionary like Sokolov for the top military job seemed designed to ensure the continuity of that policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Staying in Line | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...could laud the one-term senator's pragmatic wisdom; his repeated warnings that liberalism will not in the gutters if it fails to reconcile the imperatives of business interests and social policy: his attempts to return the Democrats to the cutting edge of policy; his daring, if misguided, endorsement of Sen. John H. Glenn (D-Ohio) in late...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Politics and Family | 1/4/1985 | See Source »

...anyone had mentioned national championship," says Kozlowski, "I would have laughed and told them, 'I'm going to Provo because there's great skiing.' " Is that truly the reason? "It was a factor." If Coach Edwards' brilliance is the passing game, his wisdom is treating as assets what the previous coaches in all the bleak years before 1972 considered liabilities, including snowfalls. One of 14 children who farmed the ground near where the stadium stands now, Edwards is a wit who pretends to have hay in his hair. "We come to town with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cougars: We Are Too No. 1! | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

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