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Word: combes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Escentially, he doesn't want to see behavior in his restau that he wouldn't want to see at his own dining room table. "Do you brush your teeth o. comb year hair over the soup bowl in year dining hall?" he asks. "Then why do it here?" He tells his employees never to serve a sandwich they wouldn't at themselves: he wants them to take everything as he does-personally. "If you don't want to obey my rules," heavy calmly "then I don't want you in here...

Author: By Theodore P. Friesd, | Title: The Allure of Cheesesteak and Abuse | 2/22/1985 | See Source »

...polio survivors, it is particularly disheartening, years after recovering, to find that again they cannot climb stairs or even comb their ! hair. Until recently, doctors frequently thought that these postpolio victims were imagining their problems. But as more people began to experience the same crippling aftereffects, it became apparent that PPMA was a physical disorder common to approximately 15% to 20% of former polio patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Polio Echo | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Stores are paying more attention than ever to light-fingered crime. Spending for antitheft devices has gone up about 18% in the past year. The most popular anti-crime item is a plastic tag about the size of a pocket comb that stores are putting on everything from dresses to fur coats. The tags, which can be conveniently removed only by a special tool, set off an alarm when they pass through a sensing device that is usually located at exits. Criminals frequently try to cover up the tags with aluminum foil to fool the detection machines, or even bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Light Fingers | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

...chew tobacco, and he eats the meat only of an animal that has been slain with one decisive stroke. In accordance with his religion, he at all times wears the five Ks: kes (long hair); kach (short trousers); kara (a steel bracelet on his right wrist); kangha (a comb); and kirpan (a curved dagger). Holding tenaciously to a creed of activism that decrees, "With your hands carve out your destiny," he tends to be a hard-working farmer, a go-getting businessman or a fearless warrior. He has been described, with poetic license perhaps, as "the Texan of India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lions of Punjab | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

Most moussers have been won over by practicality. Commuters like it because they can foam, comb and catch the 8:09 without fuss. Everyone saves time: a moussing can take as little as three minutes. Says Good Housekeeping Beauty Editor Nancy Abrams: "Your hair does itself while you do other things." There are more than 30 brands on the market, and giants like Elizabeth Arden plan to introduce new ones within a few months. Prices range from $1.99 for 2½ oz. of Free Hold, up to $13.95 for 15 oz. of Helene Curtis' brand. There are foams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Mousse Is on the Loose A quick, slick hair groomer is the wave of the future | 9/10/1984 | See Source »

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