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Word: bitingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...defend their ramparts by shouting down intolerable sexual insults and pelting would-be attackers with a hail of dead farm animals-most unchivalrous. Another obstacle is a Black Knight of uncompromising combativeness; after Arthur has severed all four of his limbs, the knight perversely insists on trying to bite the king on the ankle. Then there are the guardians of a sacred forest who demand a tribute of shrubbery -something with "a nice layered effect"-before allowing Arthur and his party to pass. That, of course, only brings them closer to such perils as a murderous bunny rabbit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Legendary Lunacy | 5/26/1975 | See Source »

PAUL TAYLOR COMPANY. A former Graham disciple, Taylor is a modern dancer tantalized by ballet. His hip thrusts and broad jumps are as big and cheerful as he is. His linear choreography has satiric bite. Esplanade, a new piece, will be shown during a June 10-15 engagement at Manhattan's Lyceum Theater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Rites Of Spring | 5/19/1975 | See Source »

...First Bite...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Crimson Nine Captures Two of Three | 5/12/1975 | See Source »

Thought the Tigers took the first bite, it was Harvard that laughed last as the Crimson wiped out a 1-0 Princeton lead with a two-run eruption in the seventh and a one-run uprising in the ninth that closed the door on the Tigers' EIBL title hopes...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Crimson Nine Captures Two of Three | 5/12/1975 | See Source »

...initial test, the stage has been set for a whole series of possibly disruptive confrontations between the President and Congress. Reason: legally, Ford has to resubmit his decontrol proposals to Congress every 90 days. That provision, says Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb, would give "Congress a continuing bite at the apple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENERGY: Moving to a Showdown | 5/12/1975 | See Source »

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