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Word: plainly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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Although Bush blandly denied that he had made any such link, the denials contradicted the plain sense of his words. "There was a new pitch and nuance to the U.N. speech," acknowledged a well-placed Administration official. "If our coalition succeeds in getting Iraq out of Kuwait, there may be just the nucleus of something we can work with on the Arab-Israeli issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: The Waiting Game | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...think my family was stereotypical. My father died. My mother lost her job, then the house," Claprood said. "When my family was down there was a ladder for my family, and people tried to make sure there was a level plain...

Author: By Toyia R. Battle, | Title: Clapprood Stumps for Silber | 10/12/1990 | See Source »

...flaw; Fox's rendering of the play is extremely faithful to the playwright's vision. The set is minimal but artful; all the stage directions are followed closely with one exception; the performers effectively adhere to their particular temperaments as defined by the playwright; and the speech is simple, plain and relatively unaffected...

Author: By Carey Monserrate, | Title: Pithy Peregrinations at the Loeb Ex | 10/12/1990 | See Source »

...condemned man had eaten a hearty meal, perhaps even two. But who picked up the check? And who took him on a one-way boat ride? For 42 years circumstantial evidence and plain common sense have pointed to agents of the ruling Greek Royalist Party, then conducting a civil war against communist guerrillas. The Polk Conspiracy supports this view. So why, after all these years, should one bother to read more about it? Because Kati Marton, in spinning a real-life thriller, brings fresh material and renewed outrage to < one of the fascinating stories of the cold war. She also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Unquiet Grave | 10/8/1990 | See Source »

...longer offer a plain vanilla education; all of it is different versions of sundaes," he said...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: Top Educators Blast College Critics, Paint Rosy Outlook for Universities | 10/6/1990 | See Source »

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