Word: cracking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...With the crack epidemic spiraling out of control and the continuing threat of AIDS transmission through needle sharing, the research community and government leaders are showing new interest in medical approaches to drug addiction. After nearly a decade of relative neglect under the "Just Say No" Reagan Administration, the Federal Government has sharply increased funding to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which sponsors almost all of the world's drug-abuse research. In the past year NIDA's medications and basic-research budget jumped 50%, to $75 million, and Congress promises similar increases in the future...
...really pleased with the way the game went," Roby said after last night's game. "That helps us against Princeton. It just shows our guys that when teams try to slow it down and you're relentless with your pressure, you can get them to crack...
...showed our guys that when teams try to slow it down and you're relentless with your pressure, you can get them to crack," Roby said...
PRAGUE--The Czechoslavakian government said yesterday it will begin dismantling its fortifications along the border with Austria, and lawmakers recommended abolishing some of the toughest laws used to crack down on dissent...
...Holtz ability to crack wise, usually at his own expense, has kept his teams loose. But the self-deprecation also allows him to ward off praise, which he feels is the father of complacency. "When it's over, maybe I'll sit - down and say, 'Gee, we did something pretty terrific,' " he says. "But it's just not my nature." "He doesn't really accept compliments," says his son Kevin, a student at Notre Dame law school. When Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 45-7 in October, Kevin called to congratulate him. What did Dad say in reply? "Kevin...