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Word: closers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even if the Chinese gesture of friendship is to the advantage of the U.S., the Russians should not be excluded. The three powers must avoid confrontations and come closer to each other for the sake of humanity and a peaceful world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 26, 1979 | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

...going to ever be better than some of those people. I'd given serious skiing a shot there. It's funny, though as I go down the course now I always feel off balance, out of control, like my weight is on my inside ski. But I'm finishing closer behind the same people that were ahead of me when I was at Burke, I guess they've all slowed down," she laughs...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Crimson's Kris Hodgkins Skis Little, Regularly Records Top-Ten Placements | 2/23/1979 | See Source »

...sizable dose of humor, and much well-considered social commentary. And besides, the ghost was there, and that alone is enough. Masiell's clearly not up there with Marlene Dietrich or Maurice Chevalier, and no, we are not at The Palace but I, for one, have never been closer...

Author: By Jamie O. Aisenberg, | Title: The Ghost of Vaudeville | 2/23/1979 | See Source »

...deciding how a plant should be operated. I distinguish between participation in decision-making by the workers in managing the enterprise and managing the job. We're a long way in this country from workers participating in managing the enterprise per se, but I think we're getting much closer to the other aspect of it--managing...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg and William A. Schwartz, S | Title: UAW: Loosening the Chains | 2/21/1979 | See Source »

Mexico's energy supplies rival those beneath the sands of Saudi Arabia. Mexico has proven reserves of 40 billion bbl. and estimated potential reserves of 200 billion bbl. By comparison, Saudi Arabia has known reserves of 166 billion bbl. If the U.S. could eventually shift its oil dependence closer to home and away from the volatile Arabian Gulf that now satisfies about a third of U.S. imports, the country's security would be greatly strengthened. But other nations also are beginning to court the new Mexico. Japanese technicians have been exploring, Brazil is negotiating, and France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: To Mexico with Love | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

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