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Word: confronted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard coach John Lee is still waiting for former 190-pound heavyweight Keough to hit 158. If Keough's crash diet works, he will confront Kuntz while Henkel, the ususal starter at 158, meets Maine. Keough, a very strong grappler, should do well against Kuntz. Henkel, however, has yet to win a match for the Crimson...

Author: By Richard H.p.sia, | Title: Matmen Look for Easy Victory In MIT, Maine Battle Tonight | 1/16/1973 | See Source »

Yesterday Dershowitz called the report "a serious attempt to confront a difficult problem," but said that he felt that the recommendations were too extreme. He said that he favored a staggered series of innovations in the court structure with trial periods on each new measure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dershowitz Criticizes Study Of Supreme Court Caseload | 1/9/1973 | See Source »

...must overcome a great deal of ingrained prejudice and insensitivity in its audience. Winter Soldier attempts to do this, but fails to fully accomplish its task. We still await a film which, by combining the war's anguish and futility with outstanding cinematic form, will oblige America to confront the truth...

Author: By Gilbert B. Kaplan, | Title: Winter Soldier | 12/12/1972 | See Source »

...whining, stupid pet that tries to follow one out of the lavatory. For all its naughtiness, Transparent Things is also an autumnal, even philosophical work-a feat, considering the book's brevity, even for Nabokov. Apparently finished with the luxuriant digressions of Ada, he is impatient to confront the mysteries of art and death and human folly that have always preoccupied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Big R/Big N | 12/11/1972 | See Source »

...break up widespread brawls, eventually arresting dozens of blacks. The dramatic third incident, the most significant though least violent, took place on the flight deck of the carrier Constellation. Charging "calculated racism," 120 black sailors and 12 white shipmates staged a sit-down strike in an effort to confront ship commander J.D. Ward. Ward, a member of the old school of navy discipline, refused even to speak with them. Instead, he called a general muster of all hands, surrounding the demonstrators with thousands of white sailors...

Author: By Thomas H. Lee jr., | Title: Blue Navy | 12/7/1972 | See Source »

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