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Word: clickings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite their Renaissance garb, the Vatican's famous Swiss Guards are not entirely decorative. They carry halberds, but submachine guns are never far away. At the bronze door of St. Peter's they are stashed in a brass umbrella stand, unnoticed by tourists who click away at the guards' fanciful uniforms. Vatican security is, in fact, a mixture of modern and medieval. Plainclothes Swiss Guards and men from the papal gendarmes hustle alongside the Pope's car when he appears for audiences, just as the Secret Service does for the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hand of Terrorism | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

...SCENE at the Quincy House library is a familiar one: the click of calculator buttons punctuates the hum of the air-conditioners; xeroxed notes and newly-bought textbooks cover the tables; House residents sit in plush armchairs and sofas, silently shaking their heads. But a notice on an otherwise empty bulletin board, labelled "Recent Acquisitions," gives a visitor the first indication that something is different here...

Author: By Michael W. Miler, | Title: THE INCREDIBLE COMIC CZAR | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Although Harvard answered just 11 seconds later on an unassisted tally by senior Kerry Bryan, the Crimson offense did not click in the early going. Responding poorly to double-teaming by the Minutemen, the laxwomen displayed some uncharacteristically sloppy passing, giving up turnovers and missing open players...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: 10-0 Laxwomen Nail UMass | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

Steven Marc Click Democrats Abroad (U.K.) London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 23, 1981 | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

...Wait...how about Chico Walker..." Click...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Palm Springs, Anyone? | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

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