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Word: cupful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gallabiyas stood on wrecked enemy tanks that marked the farthest Israeli penetration into Suez. They waved Egyptian flags, along with olive and palm branches, and chanted: "Welcome to Suez. Salute the heroes who destroyed 32 Israeli tanks." An old man, a cage of pigeons at his feet and a cup of tea in his hand, flashed a toothless grin and chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is the greatest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Return to Suez | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...handicap") of the President, had sought to build up a following with students. When he was reported as favoring "new national leadership," Sumitro immediately denied that he had ever thought of calling for Suharto's replacement. But to political observers it looked like a slip 'twixt cup and coup. After last month's student riots during Japanese Premier Kakuei Tanaka's visit to Jakarta, Sumitro cracked heads with such vengeance (800 arrested and nine publications closed) that he seemed to be attempting to embarrass Suharto by exaggerating the extent of the opposition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Suharto's Puppet Show | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

Beyond pipeline and purse-string issues, what weighs upon Congress is the judgment it must pass upon Richard Nixon in this session. It is a cup that the Congress, almost to a man and woman, would rather let pass from its lips. No U.S. President has ever been found guilty of the Constitution's "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" and turned out of office before his time. Only once has a President been impeached by the House and stood trial in the Senate, and Andrew Johnson's ordeal took place a full century ago (see TIME ESSAY page...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Judging Nixon: The Impeachment Session | 2/4/1974 | See Source »

Lindner, a 1972 Eastern Clay Courts Champion, has recently come into his own in national tennis circles. Ranked in the top ten in the East, he was captain of the 1973 summer Eastern Junior Davis Cup team...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Harvard Tennis Player Upsets Arthur Ashe, 6-4 | 2/1/1974 | See Source »

...which I was sure was going to say the world of the play was so absurd it was Kafkaesque. When it didn't say that, I was so relieved I decided the review might be right, but that's not binding on you. If this is obsucre, calk it cup to exams. 8:30 at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Mass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: stage | 1/24/1974 | See Source »

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