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Word: crawl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...VATICAN, as the saying goes, "thinks in centuries." Today, more than ever, this habit of mind may present drastic difficulties for a Church which must keep up with revolutions sexual, industrial and demographic, or today's flocks may outpace their shepherds' century-a-step crawl. The drama of a church falling behind the very people it is supposed to lead is the stuff of which great books are made. This, unfortunately, is not the book...

Author: By Adam S. Cohen, | Title: No Divine Intervention | 12/11/1981 | See Source »

...grapplers were victorious in nine of their ten matches, and in the closest match of the evening, the Panthers managed to crawl away with a 2-2 tie in the 134-pound division...

Author: By Ben Sherwood, | Title: Grapplers Man-Handle Panthers 34-2; Nine Victories Highlight Season Opener | 12/2/1981 | See Source »

...meanest nastiest filthie to translation we could find," says one lead. Like the lyrics to the "anti-operatic songs, some of the combative harshness in the acting makes the audience shift uneasily. But it gives them at the same time the feeling that Cutler & Co. meant their skin to crawl this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAST, ARCO & 3PO: The Fall Season Hits Its Stride | 10/29/1981 | See Source »

...hour. "I'm so gone, it's like after sex," he says. "All I have the strength to do is smile." When he gets home, he can't lift his arms above his shoulders to wash his hair; he can only down ten to 12 ounces of chicken and crawl into...

Author: By William E. Mckibban, | Title: Self-Improvement | 7/14/1981 | See Source »

...easily to another on silken threads they secrete. Their vagabond life accounts for the name gypsy. Millions can infest a small wooded patch. As they crunch, dropping excrement and half-eaten leaves, they sound like steady rain. Some homeowners complain that the noise actually keeps them awake. The caterpillars crawl up walls, spread over driveways, drop into plates and glasses at backyard barbecues. Last month Massachusetts officials got a call from a badly flustered woman. So many caterpillars had swarmed across her front door, she said, that she could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Munch Gypsy, Crunch Gypsy | 7/13/1981 | See Source »

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