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Word: converted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Wrong. The fact that Harvard did not convert on the fake field goal did not diminish its ability as a football team. The reality is that such a statement shows what prevents Harvard from being a better football team, and why darkness still reigns...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Strategy Mars Classic Game | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

Carter's shift of stance on economic affairs has been modest compared with that of his rival in California. Up to primary day, Jerry Brown opposed Proposition 13; when it was approved, he became an overnight convert and began to talk as if the whole thing had been his idea in the first place. People laughed and scoffed, but Brown seems to have survived the flip-flop with votes to spare. The latest survey shows him 25 points ahead of his lackluster Republican opponent, State Attorney General Evelle Younger, whose campaign style is unkindly compared to a mashed-potato sandwich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tax-Slashing Campaign | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...Living section - renamed Having - the paper remains on the cutting edge of contemptuous consumption. One article describes how trendy New Yorkers are tearing down the walls of their apartments to convert them to lofts. There is a guide to the best street corners in town for having one's car windshield washed by a derelict. Food Writer Craig Stillborn describes how to capture and cook the "versatile, if elusive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: All the News That's Fun to Print | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

Wilson, who could ot be reached for comment yesterday, expressed opposition to the by-pass plan in an April meeting, saying it might "convert a carefully conceived opportunity for flexibility into a generalized departmental by-pass...

Author: By Amy B.mcintosh, | Title: Core Standing Committee Holds First Meeting Today | 10/3/1978 | See Source »

...stickwomen can continue the teamwork they exhibited Saturday, the season should be a good one. A little more aggressiveness from the front line should easily convert a lot of the "close ones" into Crimson scores...

Author: By Elizabeth N. Friese, | Title: Crimson Stickwomen Win, 1-0, Over Strong So. Connecticut | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

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