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Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's view of Asian economics big fish eat little fish, and little fish eat smaller ones-but none are about to get his 225-sq.-mi. island nation. The reason is that, small as it may be, Singapore is more than strong enough to keep its economic independence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singapore: From Rags to Rugged | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

...first became connected with the band in 1949. "The manager, who knew me from my art work, called at 10 the night before the game at Yale. They were repainting the big drum, and were stuck on the lettering. I was there until the wee hours of the morning," she said last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Lady With a Cigar? She's 'Mom' to the Band | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

...Once I put one past the Harvard band--only once--and that was during a Carnegie Hall performance," Alice said. "I put a sign in Walker's music saying 'Try not to make too big an ass of yourself.' Walker was convinced everybody in Carnegie Hall had seen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Lady With a Cigar? She's 'Mom' to the Band | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

Harvard's big hope is that the Crimson offense, which has lagged behind the defense, has matured into an explosive scoring threat capable of matching Yale's offense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bulldog Defense Stops the Sweep | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

...looking for dull reading, Dean Ford's annual Faculty budget report is usually a good bet. Although the budget plays a big role in deciding such vital matters as tuition hikes and course offerings, few undergraduates ever see it. Fewer still would read it if they could see it full of mind-numbing statistics and confusing classifications, the report is rough going for students who aren't skilled in bookkeeping...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Dull But Important | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

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