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Word: bides (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...blues taught the black man to relax to his conditions," the Mississippi-born composer and performer notes; "It taught the black man to bide his time...

Author: By Cynthia Bellamy, | Title: Willie Dixon's Blues Alive in White World | 8/10/1973 | See Source »

...president, Taylor will probably need all the moxie he can muster, since most of the corporation's board remain conservative in money matters. But the young president can afford to bide his time. His two bosses, Stanton and CBS Founder William Paley, are 64 and 71 respectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXECUTIVES: CBS's Overnight Star | 7/24/1972 | See Source »

Springfield rallied in two of the next three matches, however, taking pins at 150 and 167. The pin at 167 was crucial for it gave Springfield a three point lead and permitted the Indians to bide their strategic time until the heavyweight bout...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Springfield Ties Harvard Wrestlers | 2/9/1972 | See Source »

...power. As Khrushchev feared, "Beria immediately proposed Malenkov for [Premier]. Malenkov proposed that Beria be appointed his first deputy." Khrushchev, who was made in effect First Party Secretary on the Central Committee, had far higher ambitions. But he and his main ally, Minister of Defense Nikolai Bulganin, had to bide their time. "If Bulganin and I had objected, we would have been accused of starting a fight before the corpse was cold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Khrushchev: Showdown in the Kremlin | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

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