Word: markedly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BRANDEIS (46): David Brooks 4-2--10; Andre James 1-3--5; Everado Greenaway 1-0--2; Steve Harrington 2-3--8; Mark Peabody 2-1--6; Adam Machala 4-1--10; Antonio Benjamin 2-1--5; Matthew Auth...
...shot put, the Crimson also took first and second place, as sophomore Richard Hamilton posted a 45-ft., 2 1/2-in. mark, while junior teammate Joseph Zupanic added a 41-ft., 4-in. toss...
...fact, each concession by Krenz seems to have created a fresh threat to his political survival. The opening of the borders to the West, for example, permitted a torrential outflow of East German marks, carried out by citizens who at last could use them, even at absurdly low rates, to buy something -- in the West. Fretted Prime Minister Modrow: "East Germany must not become a nation of speculators." The government's bewilderment underlined the problems encountered by a Communist leadership, albeit a reform-minded one, in coming face to face with the complexities of capitalism. Within a matter of days...
...halt speculation, Modrow announced strict customs controls on the borders with the West. But East Germany's monetary crisis is likely to worsen, thereby increasing dependence on the deutsche mark -- and West Germany. Bonn, in the meantime, is withholding its promised assistance until it is convinced that East Berlin will introduce concrete and irrevocable reforms...
...Sullivan believed he could still make his mark through lower-echelon appointments, he has since discovered that there too Sununu has the power to thwart him. Robert Fulton, picked by Sullivan to be director of the Family Support Administration, withdrew from consideration after persistent questions from the White House about his philosophy on abortion. So did William Danforth, whom Sullivan wanted to head the NIH. Sullivan says that while there are other reasons the NIH director's job has been hard to fill, including questions about salary and the Institutes' structure, the White House's phone grilling of Danforth "made...