Word: wising
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...however, thought that the political fervor of the time brought with it wise choices. "There was an enormous desire to increase the number of black students, and there were some students who we did not do any kindness by admitting," Fox says...
...Frank is more the wise, intelligent one, and Iwould hate to see an upstart person [come up] whowants to swing swords and yell at everyone,"Winter said...
...think that's a wise use of the money that Harvard had collected on the U.C.'s behalf for distribution to student activities and events," Lewis said then...
This is the work of Lucas the compulsive chronicler of his own imaginary galaxy. But there are other Lucases. One is the grownup kid who loves wise heroes and fast cars. That Lucas created a terse, looming Jedi knight in the person of Qui-Gon, and orchestrated a spectacular, turbo-thrust drag race through sculpted desert rock that consumes 12 minutes and most of the audience's adrenaline supply...
...Star Wars figures, with a price of less than $2, were a big sell for years, all the way through Return of the Jedi. Around the late '80s, the line began to die out, and Star Wars merchandise became fodder for liquidation stores and thrift shops--and wise collectors. The early '90s saw a wave of nostalgia for the Star Wars films, and the action figures, now no longer in general circulation, became a hot commodity. Dealers thrived until Kenner unveiled a second, brand-new Star Wars figure line in 1995. Cashing in on nostalgic fans and people excited...