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Word: yes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Yes, he really is that big: The 1986 Harvard football media guide shows a cut-out picture of Crimson Captain Scott Collins towering over the Stadium. At the pre-season press conference, Collins was introduced as, "Harvard's 113th captain, who's not really as big as he appears on the media guide...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The 400-Foot Linebacker | 11/12/1986 | See Source »

...business. On any contract above $50,000, a regulation called the Wick's Law says that a minimum of four contractors must be hired, with the business going to the lowest bidders, who may not be the best performers. Trump used ten of his most trusted subcontractors. Said he: "Yes, they worked hard for me because they know there is a lot of work coming at them from us. But they were also the best in the business. We know who can deliver and who can't." Under city rules, any change in a project must be approved by several...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End of the Six-Year Ice Follies | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...plot about the world's greatest male dancer and the love affairs he has while filming a performance of Giselle. Baryshnikov did not find that hard to play. And when they brought the proposal to Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, it took about five minutes to get a yes. The cast is filled with dancers from the American Ballet Theatre, of which Baryshnikov is artistic director. The lovely Italian-born ballerina Alessandra Ferri will dance the lead. Says Baryshnikov: "This picture gives me what may be my last chance to film a big classical ballet within a dramatic movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 10, 1986 | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...press conference at which he urged that voters decide when they want new presidential elections. Until now, the election question has been subsumed under the larger issue of a recently drafted constitution. The charter, which grants both Aquino and Laurel six-year terms, will be put to a yes-no vote on Jan. 23. Last week Laurel turned on Aquino by proposing that the plebiscite should include a separate question on the election issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Putting Politics Back in the Streets | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

This is nothing new about Reagan. He's often let his hopes overwhelm his head, like when he insisted that inflation could be subdued, terrorists apprehended and punished, the tax system reformed. Yes, he missed on some big ones, like that crazy budget formula that has given us scary deficits. But throughout all of this, those who worship process were incredulous. Reagan never understood what he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: We'Ll Talk About Everything | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

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