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Word: commits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...yesterday's story about Zbigniew Brzezinski, it was stated that at the end of an interview with a reporter from a national magazine-as a joke-Brzezinski committed an offensive act, and that a photographer took a picture "of this unusual expression of playfulness." Brzezinski did not commit such an act, and there is no picture of him doing so. -Washington Post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Brzezinski's Zipper Was Up | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...commit an act of impropriety, as I was fully aware," Kilson said. But he added he did not intend to offend York. He said he recognized that the student perceived his behavior as a sexual advance and called it "a valid perception," but said he believes she misinterpreted his purpose. He added "my general affectionate air could be misinterpreted...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Dean Reprimands Govt. Professor | 12/13/1979 | See Source »

...going to commit suicide for fear of death. We are not going to commit suicide to lose our dignity, just because the American carriers are over there. Let them be there. Let them attack, and what else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The U.S. Doesn't Give a Damn | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...Crimson had to commit an intentional foul, but Ram Tony Foust hit two clutch free throws with seven seconds left to seal the victory...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cagers Tumble in Double OT | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...murders and a suicide. In others, a rabbi contends with imps, demons, dybbuks and harpies; a woman sins with a fish and her child grows scales and fins; a eunuch tells of the daughters of Lilith who "fly around at night like bats and tempt men to commit abominations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: God's Novel | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

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