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Word: casualness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that day. Four days before graduation, Clive left a message for me with the Lowell House superintendent--Clive was wholly oblivious, I am convinced, to the student directory and the University operator. I returned his call, only to find that during the intervening two weeks he had made my casual luncheon remark his preoccupation. He had written letters and made transatlantic phone calls to friends and old colleagues. He was, I'm afraid, more concerned about my situation than...

Author: By Gary D. Rowe, | Title: Clive Remembered | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

Stated simply, Padre is a lot of fun--too much fun for some. So before boarding a plane to Texas, ask yourself if packed beaches, crowded bars and casual sex are what you want in a spring vacation. If so, then party at Padre...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Parties Never Stop On This Texas Island | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

Should you go? If you are over 21 and a casual gambler (an acceptable vice if kept under control), give it a try. It's cheap to reach and inexpensive to stay in (motels line the Blackhorse Turnpike, the road which leads into the city...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: What Casinos Did to a Seaside Playground | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

This practice must end. Although Burke said that the use of rubber gloves is not limited to handling of gay detainees, the Cambridge police evidently assumed that AIDS is spread through casual contact, such as holding down a person's hand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Justified, But Insensitive | 2/8/1990 | See Source »

...enforcement official conceded that the FBI "had leverage" over Moore. Reportedly Moore told a grand jury last year that she had not used drugs and was only a casual friend of Barry's. But she renewed talks with authorities after a drunk-driving arrest in Los Angeles on New Years' Day; once before, she served six months in prison for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Another explanation for her cooperation is that she feared being charged with perjury for her grand jury testimony about Barry and Charles Lewis, a convicted drug dealer. In December 1988 the Washington police were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Run, Barry, Run | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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