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Word: attested (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mental lapses bring us to the third and final item on the list--attitude. If there had been any doubts beforehand, yesterday's 100 or so spectators can attest to the lax-women's enthusiasm. Cheers from the offense, defense and the bench met goals one through...

Author: By John Beilenson, | Title: Laxwomen Rip Big Green, 27-5, Clinch Ivy Title | 5/8/1981 | See Source »

Such feelings make it possible to survive a week like the last one. They attest to the normalities of our lives, and suggest that in the long run there is a gentleness and decency that pre vails over the berserk flashes and the threats of sudden death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sense of Where We Are | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

High crime, alienated youth, epidemic narcissism and other social ills attest to the fact that it is better to maintain and slowly change our heritage than to pick through throwaways for useful remains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 5, 1981 | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

Team members readily attest to the rapport that Hays has already established with the squad. Standout sophomore butterflyer Kathleen McCloskey characterized the new coach as "very outgoing. She can accomodate herself to the individual swimmer, which a lot of other coaches...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Stanford Swimmer Comes to Coach | 12/5/1980 | See Source »

...other hand, his allusions and allegories flow unceasingly, as anyone familiar with Getting Even, Without Feathers, or any of the movies can attest. For instance, Allen on Camus: "The night was windy and dark, and Cloquet had a split second to decide if he would risk his life to save a stranger. Unwilling to make such a momentous decision on an empty stomach, he went to a restaurant and dined." And a few sentences later, on Sartre: "A feeling of nausea swept over him as he contemplated the implications of his action. This was an existential nausea, caused...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: More Kugelmass | 10/3/1980 | See Source »

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