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Word: cements (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...throng of frustrated Harvard students fought tooth and nail for a Yale College flag. A Yale junior leaned over the side of a Soldier field wall, unzipped his fly and sent a streaming, triumphant message to the cement 20 feet below. A tailgating Harvard graduate poured himself a half-full glass of champagne, sarcastically toasted seven more losing seasons and then downed the load in one gulp...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Murphy's Last Stand | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...anything, free trade with Indonesia will cement the position of the current government. Back when Communist annexation posed an ever present threat to friendly regimes, coddling a tyrant or two was acceptable and expected. But now, Indonesia--disregarding its role as a strategic center in the South China Sea--stands to gain by the creation of a new government...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Rights Before Trade | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...miscarries in an abandoned building. By Saturday Beavis is self-destructing again. "I did acid for the first time, plus a ton of orange juice and some vitamins because I really wanted to fry and have my eyes and hearing be more powerful. Then I huffed on rubber cement for three hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running Scared | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

Then there are the cobblestone streets. Yard walking entails walking freely on the grass or on the nicely even cement. Living in Kirkland has taught me the value of each step. And of each shoe. My clogs have just about had it with the cobblestone. The heels are broken and the front tips are scraped from the numerous times I have tripped on one of the big crevices...

Author: By Nancy RAINE Reyes, | Title: Changing With the Times | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

...from venting its wrath on several men suspected of throwing the bomb, the crowd turned on the warehouse itself. And in a sample of what rich Haitians have predicted could engulf the entire country, the throng stripped the building bare. They took everything: steel drums, bags of cement, iron bars, even coils of wire -- but this time no Americans intervened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: Walking a Thin Line | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

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