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Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hazards of radiation in a series of papers, a young woman whose husband had to go to Harrisburg on business stood up and addressed the panel. Said she: "I don't want him to go, but he says it's his job. We're having a big fight." Would he be safe? she asked the physicians. None could give her a firm answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How Much Is Too Much? | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

Once the ceremony was history, Jimmy Carter went back to work-there is always something that needs doing in that office. He briefed congressional leaders, left instructions for his staff, then he jogged four miles around the big tent that was waiting for the party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: In Celebration of Peace | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...restrained joy of treaty morning had ripened into the Baptist version of fun by that night. Old angers were left outside the big top. Warmth flowed along with the California wine. Clark Clifford, waiting for the President to greet the crowd, was a man who had always been suspicious of the show of religion in statecraft. Still, touched by the spiritual nature of the day's events, he found himself wishing that Carter would say grace, something that has never been done in memory at a state dinner. Almost as if there had been thought transference. Carter then announced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: In Celebration of Peace | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...have enough oven space. One other problem was that 110 of the meals had to be kosher. Schleiders Caterers of Baltimore did not get the call until Saturday, but they were able to prepare kosher meals similar to the regular fare that would be served on the big night, using margarine instead of butter for the rolls and nondairy cream substitute in the chocolate mousse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Feast of Joy | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...Egyptian-Israeli pact. It is a big step backward. I love peace. We all love peace. It is because of our love for peace that we oppose what is going on in the White House right now. This event will compound the problem of the Middle East. I expect that the Palestinian people will strengthen their resistance against the Israelis and that the Egyptian government will take an unfriendly and aggressive attitude toward the Arabs. At the same time, there will be an increase in the Arabs' unfriendly feelings toward Americans. Also, this action [signing the treaty] will hasten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: An Interview with Gaddafi | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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