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Word: closers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...outcome may be close, certainly closer than the polls now indicate. Already the Kennedy challenge has begun to redefine the presidential election. Already it has brought out new mettle in Jimmy Carter, given focus and direction to his campaigning. Determined not to allow Kennedy to dominate him or the news, Carter has geared nearly every recent move he has made to the primary battles (see following story). Some Democrats fear that the struggle between the two will irreparably damage the party's chances of holding on to the White House. To Democratic National Chairman White, the Carter-Kennedy fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Challenge | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...recommendations for better training and closer supervision of reactor operators are worthy, but some experts imply that they do not go far enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Scathing Look at Nuclear Safety | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Both Bok and Wolfman agree that as the 1985 renewal date for the 1977 agreement draws closer, the Committee will have to sit down and, in Bok's words, "figure out what's going on." Bok explains that the Committee originally designed to draft the 1977 agreement, is not expected "to meet regularly with a regular agenda. We're not anxious to proliferate bureaucracies," he adds. If the Joint Policy Committee "continues to exist" on paper, it is ready to be called to the board room if and when the occasion arises. "You can never tell when something will call...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Joint Policy Committee | 11/3/1979 | See Source »

...victory over UMass, the Crimson's fourth win this fall, "turned out closer than it probably should have been," Felske said, but he added that he was "still pleased with the results...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Racquetwomen Nip UMass, 5-4 | 10/31/1979 | See Source »

...long as Field has sports to occupy her mind, she won't spend too much time worrying about the future. Besides, the future means graduation, and then the unknown. "The closer you get to a decision like that," Field says, "the more you want...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Academics or Athletics: A Question of Priorities | 10/30/1979 | See Source »

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