Word: growing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their sudden departure from their homeland and subsequent adjustment to life in the United States. A great burden has been put on these people's shoulders: in addition to dealing with their own ghosts, they are being asked to speak for those who died. They are not permitted to grow beyond June 4, and yet they are looked to for dynamic, continuing leadership...
...both mother and daughter are doing well. Because the liver has the power to regenerate itself by forming new tissue, Teresa's liver should grow back to its normal size. Similarly, baby Alyssa's new liver should grow as she does...
...evidence that Gorbachev's drive for democracy and openness is serious seemed to grow even as the problems of the Communist world worsened. En route to Malta, Gorbachev stopped in Rome to visit John Paul II. His momentous meeting with the Pope marked the beginning of the end of more than 70 years of antagonism between the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. The first Soviet Communist Party boss to set foot on Vatican soil, Gorbachev conferred with the Pope for an unexpectedly long 75 minutes in the library of the 16th century Apostolic Palace. Addressing John Paul...
...possible to grow up, he suggests, without becoming dull. Among other anarchic touches, he plans to rent office space in his complex to environmental groups that "will drive other developers crazy." He is restoring the Little White House to its tacky Truman-era splendor, spending $15,000 just to repair the Sears, Roebuck fluorescent lights on the porch. Presidential bad taste doesn't trouble him, in part because he has income projections for his planned Truman museum. "The Little White House is a little gold mine," he says. But he also claims he does not mean to make Key West...
...fund raiser recently, "we now must fight this battle in 50 states." Cold fire stirs in her voice. "If we can't preserve the privacy of our right to procreate, I can't imagine what rights we will be able to protect. It's a temptation to grow weary with all the battles still to be fought. But it's also an opportunity to show the finest...