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Word: disasterously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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But disaster then struck, as the previous night's events suddenly caught up with the Crimson squad, virtually eliminating its defense. Princeton cashed in for three tries and two conversions in ten minutes. Fortunately for Harvard, the game ended there.

Author: By Horace D. Nalle jr., | Title: Princeton Ravages Rugby Club Three Times; Crimson Blames Bottle, Long Journey South | 11/12/1974 | See Source »

Zelda's work is clearly the more interesting half of Bits of Paradise. This is the first time her stories appear under her name alone; during her lifetime publishers insisted that Scott's name be used as well to enhance sales. Although Zelda wasn't a professional writer, her style...

Author: By Ira Fink, | Title: Paradise in Bits and Pieces | 11/12/1974 | See Source »

For a quarter-century, Italians have taken it for granted that whatever else happens, the ruling Christian Democrats would remain in control and the Communists would never share power. Both assumptions were valid enough in better times, but they are clearly suspect in a year in which the economy sinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Toward the Communist Alternative? | 11/11/1974 | See Source »

Even the limited policy of triage, however, may be delayed until it is too late for millions of famished people. "It is going to take a tremendous disaster from famine before people come to grips with the population problem," warns Norman Borlaug, the prime mover of the Green Revolution. "The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: WHAT TO DO: COSTLY CHOICES | 11/11/1974 | See Source »

Following two snowless winters, which have spelled near disaster for the New England ski industry, business and tourist officials were merchandising the foliage as never before. Ski areas opened their chair lifts and gondolas for bird's-eye viewing of the foliage, and towns held foliage festivals, turkey shoots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Foliage Freaks | 11/11/1974 | See Source »

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