Word: effort
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Binyan's error is in thinking that the Tiananmen Square movement was wasted effort. International opinion was galvanized by the idea and image of non-violent students, gathered to express humanist ideals, bloodily crushed. If this movement is kept alive and if it eventually does succeed, the students of Tiananmen will rank among the historic martyrs of the world. Liu Binyan is right is saying that many things were and are lacking from the movement; he has potentially added a new dimension to the movement...
...Frank wrestled his heart out," said 118-lb. Nick Cianciola. "He made the match close on sheer willpower. Even though he lost the match, it was an outstanding effort...
...science foundation said in a statement that it had given Meselson the award as part of an effort "to honor scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions, often taken at significant personal cost, have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility." It will be presented at a meeting in February...
...This really was a team effort," Harvard Co-Captain Char Joslin said. "We moved the puck very well, better than we did against Brown, which created a lot of openings...
...East German Communists have lost much of their control over society in recent weeks and have granted historic concessions to the opposition, including opening the Berlin Wall and other borders, in a desperate effort to shed their Stalinist legacy and remain in power...