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Word: answer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trumpet sings out above the back-up instruments as the song opens. The rhythm seems familiar enough-just can't quite place it. Someone turns up the volume on the radio as guesses about the song fly about the car. With the first word sung, everyone knows the answer but looks no less puzzled because, well, that's Bob Dylan singing, and what the hell is he doing with a trumpet player and three smooth-singing female background vocalists in his group...

Author: By Payne L. Templeton, | Title: An "Entertainer"? | 7/21/1978 | See Source »

...half-hour speech, which preceded the question-and-answer period, Sole frequently referred to the threat of Soviet power in South Africa, and said he believes the Soviets are primarily interested in the mineral resources of South Africa...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: South African Envoy Assails U.S. Human Rights Practices | 7/18/1978 | See Source »

When asked if he thought singling out other nations' problems would make those of South Africa any better, Sole declined to answer...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: South African Envoy Assails U.S. Human Rights Practices | 7/18/1978 | See Source »

Neto thereby raised an awkward question: If his army could disarm the Katangese on their way home, why could it not have blocked the invasion in the first place? The answer may be that Neto tried then to use persuasion rather than military force but found he had insufficient influence on the exiles, who have carved out a semiautonomous zone for themselves in northeastern Angola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANGOLA: No to Shaba III | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

What causes masochistic behavior? University of Southern California Psychologist Gary Frieden, 25, thinks he knows the answer: low selfesteem. In a series of tests on college students, he found that lowering self-esteem leads normal people to choose suffering and painful tasks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Picking Pain | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

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