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Word: disasterously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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He speaks frankly, making his opinions and principles clear without mincing words. (This characteristic, of course, is in part a political tool; his candor allows him to retain his reputation for integrity and independence both with his colleagues and his constituents.) An obvious example was his reaction to Carter's...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Andrew Young: Why and Why Not | 3/18/1977 | See Source »

More disturbing than these casting slipups are the film's basic structural weaknesses. Given that Fitzgerald left half his book unwritten, Pinter had two choices: stick to the original and add an ending, or else use the fragmentary notes Fitzgerald left about the rest of his novel to flesh out...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Movie-Making | 3/17/1977 | See Source »

As my father once told me, glancing up from the sports page on a summer day when news of some Mideast disaster dominated the front-page news, "When all else goes wrong, you can always count on one thing--the Yankees will be in first place."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Rites of Spring: The Game Begins Anew | 3/17/1977 | See Source »

How will the data be used? Nicholas Zill, the research psychologist who directed the study for Temple University's Institute for Survey Research, said he hoped his report would give children a voice in influencing their own "physical and psychological well-being." One of his chief recommendations: stricter regulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Polling the Children | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

So much for good intentions. Most of them escape from the wreck of the model train on the special-effects man's miniature trestle. Such audiences as there may be for this pulse-slowing movie might wish to reflect on the dismal results of commercial overreaching. For what The Cassandra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Derailed | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

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