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Word: factly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...since his sunny Inauguration Day, from 44? a gallon to more than 80?. Carter can and does blame the nation's economic difficulties partly on a greedy OPEC, partly on a fractious Congress, partly on the profligate American public, partly on the limitations of presidential power. But the fact remains that he seeks public endorsement of his presidency in the face of highly unfavorable economic circumstances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...fact, locating oil to stake out for national security reasons would not be difficult. The government already owns much of the oil-rich land in the United States, as well as offshore sites. This property should be heralded as a public legacy--more patriotic grounds for a federal company. The people should oversee and benefit from their legacy rather than continuing today's practice of leasing it away at favorable terms to the private oil bureaucracies. The federal government owns at least half of domestic natural resources, and the same figure probably holds for oil. Ralph Nader likes to tell...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: All-American Oil | 11/10/1979 | See Source »

...creeping socialism about to pounce? Not quite. In fact, despite the landmark nature of Fraser's likely upcoming appointment to the financially troubled auto-maker's board, the move is most striking for its insignifance...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Blue Collars on the Board | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

...Band) punctuated by shrieks of "Don't say that you love me," it gives an entirely wrong impression of the rest of the album. Listening only to this song, one would think that Fleetwood Mac is finally experimenting with less formulaic, more outrageous and chaotic forms of rock. In fact, Tusk is probably the most tightly polished album the group's yet produced. That's the problem...

Author: By Michael E. Silver, | Title: Driftwood of the '70s | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

...Dunster cast does the same. In fact, leads Selene Tompsett and Craig Hollander vaguely resemble Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. The problem with trying to produce a show that mimicks a movie or even a Broadway production is obvious: students on a dining hall stage cannot hope to capture entirely the precision of professional performers. They end up looking silly...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: My Frumpy Lady | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

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