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Word: feet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...complicated, somewhat contrived, but quite a lot of fun, especially when Ruth tries to elicit some kind of emotional reaction from the impassive Tom--whom she loathes--by telling him of her desire to roll around in the grass at his feet wearing only her glasses. The mild-mannered vet, more concerned with cats than women, remains stoic...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Currier's Conquests | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

Joseph D. Bertagna '73, director of sports information, said the coach of the fencing team told him the new plan would increase the team's practice area from the current 1800 square feet to 4800 square feet...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: University Plans Remodeling IAB Pool To Increase Amount of Floor Space | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...Those feet-up gab sessions, those earnest White House breakfasts that are so much a part of domestic politics, are of no account in a dilemma like Iran. It is almost pure decision making from dawn to dawn. There are meetings constantly, but there is always something oddly uncollegial about them. When power is employed, the resolve and foresight of the President are the main ingredients. Without those the apparatus does not work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Forge of Leadership | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...wooded glen on the grounds of Balmoral Castle. There, to mark the 32nd wedding anniversary of Britain's Queen and her husband, photographers recorded them with their three sons and their married daughter. Eleven royal dogs uncomposed some of the pictures as they flitted about the family feet. So, too, did First Grandchild Peter Phillips, 2, who distracted Mother Anne, 29, Uncles Charles, 31, Andrew, 19, and Edward, 15, and his grandmother with a lively game of Ring-a-ring of roses in which Master Peter dropped delightedly to the turf when he came to the line "A-tishoo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 3, 1979 | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Inside, people are crammed shoulder to shoulder and spill outdoors into the courtyard. At the railing before the iconostasis, old men and women are so crowded they can hardly cross themselves. At their feet, small children kneel. The congregation is elderly as usual, but at least a quarter seem to be young or middleaged. The chanting and the choir, the incense, the smell of wax, the glow and reflection from hundreds of candles, the sheer body heat slowly become hypnotic. In one corner of the railing is a young woman in an expensive tailored suit, eyes closed, face pale, arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Completely Loyal to the State | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

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