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Word: fasted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even when debate was permitted, opponents of the resolutions often had a hard time getting heard. They had to line up behind one of eight mikes on the floor, and no matter how fast they moved, pro-plan delegates often managed to get there ahead of them. Eleanor Lampe, an Iowa cattle rancher, never could get to the mike to talk about the abortion plank. "I grew up in a rural area," she said, "and I've never seen anything like this. I guess you just have to zoom out like a bulldog and leave no room for kindness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: What Next for US. Women | 12/5/1977 | See Source »

...trio of Ed Sheehan, Reed Eichner, and Mark Meyer raced to Harvard's most lopsided running triumph of the evening, as they went out fast and managed to hold on in the two-mile. Meyer was passed by a B.U. runner on the last lap, but Meyer sprinted back by him to record a personal best time, ignite the fans, and send the Terriers home with their tails between their legs...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Crimson Indoor Track Team Buries B.U., 91-45 | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

This year's cagers will play a more exciting brand of basketball than the teams in years past. McLaughlin hopes to run the fast break more, although Harvard's set-up offense will remain team-oriented, geared to passing for good shots...

Author: By Andrew P. Buchsbaum, | Title: Cagers to Begin Season | 11/30/1977 | See Source »

...commotion. It may be worth mentioning, however, that Pryor's characterizations have nothing to do with the cool black humor of such modern comics as Bill Cosby and the late Godfrey Cambridge. He plays eye-rolling, foot-shuffling, minstrel-show darkies, with a bit of ghetto fast-mouth thrown in. On the other hand, the audience in which this reviewer sat was 90% black, and everyone seemed to be having a great time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Chicken Flickin' | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...cast, as a spotter for U.T. radio announcers. When he entered the game, according to campus wags, he had to introduce himself to other players in the offensive huddle. Suddenly in the midst of the fray, McEachern recalls, "my heart was pounding. The whole game went by real fast." Too fast for Oklahoma, which lost to Texas for the first time in six years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Longhorns of Plenty | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

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