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Word: wishfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...others said the festivities areconveniently scheduled because October 11, thenight of the ball, is the only weekend night ofthe month that is not a Jewish holiday. They saidthe scheduling will present problems only forthose who wish to spend the long Columbus Day andYom Kippur weekend at home...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: 350th Gala Criticized For Unjust Selectivity | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...wish we had been involved," Offutt adds. "We would have come up with an event suitable for 6400 undergraduates." An informal campus-wide dance in Tercentenary Theater would have been one viable option, he says...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Little Voice for Elected Representatives | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...sport, he believes, is "just competing," reveling in "the sweet gifts of body and mind that thousands wish they had." He has decided that "the Lord is watching every move I make and making extra sure that I'm not misusing my talents." But he could use some help with the curve balls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bo's Going to Follow His Dream | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...wrong with Filipinos. They can never look on the positive side of things. In the past the great majority were of the opinion that the only way to remove Marcos was through violence. But we did something unique. It was the civilian population that defended the army. I sometimes wish the silent majority would speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Corazon Aquino | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...hurl its viewers onto the other side of the fence, in the midst of the fray. Though far less polished than a Fugard play, Asinamali! is far more charged; its fury lies in its energy. Fugard's eloquent dramas turn upon the moral and emotional conundrums facing whites who wish to choose the right way; Woza Afrika! dwells on the more immediate sorrows of blacks who have no choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Cries of the Silenced | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

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