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Word: dimes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...disappointed Vincent, who lost the election as well as the decision, the court's belief in the ban's equal impact seemed to consider rich and poor alike. Said he: "The city council campaign costs a quarter of a million dollars if it costs a dime. People who don't have that kind of money resort to signs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Guidelines from the Supreme Court | 5/28/1984 | See Source »

...Spare a Dime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Club Ties Examined | 4/24/1984 | See Source »

...Pennsylvania, the lowest monthly rate rising from $9.60 to $12.28. It has begun installing message-unit service in some areas, basing tolls on time and distance of calls. The company increased pay-phone charges from a nickel to 15? in the District of Columbia, and from a dime to 25? in Delaware and Virginia. It increased directory-assistance charges throughout its area, ranging up to 35? in Pennsylvania and Delaware...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letting Loose Some Monsters | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

Harvard's nickle-and-dime attack made its debut with two outs in the second inning. Right fielder Scott Vierra drew a walk, shortstop Tony DiCesare reached on an error, and second baseman Gaylord Lyman slapped on the single to center. The ball got by center fielder Larry Hill, allowing DiCesare to score and Lyman to reach third...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Batman Throttle Boston College, 10-2; Marchese, Marchok Throw Five-Hitter | 4/5/1984 | See Source »

...Sing! was immeasurably aided by the personnel of the new Group Theater, and by its star, a youth named John Garfield, who ignited the stage when he stepped upon it. But even they could not disguise the strident, metallic lyricism ("Say the word-I'll tango on a dime"). Nor can the current cast hide the muddled thoughts of the author, who felt that "new artworks should shoot bullets" but who filled the theater with smoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: A Melodrama of Failed Promise | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

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