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Word: fitful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much of it has disappeared. But they do agree that people feel more harried by their life-styles. "People's schedules are more ambitious," says John Robinson, who heads up the Americans' Use of Time project at the University of Maryland. "There just isn't enough time to fit in all the things one feels have to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: How America Has Run Out of Time | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...bold new approach to the punishment of top political officials in this country. No more pathetic slaps on the wrist but no undue cruelty. Why not go back to the Code of Hammarabi--an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? In other words, let the punishment fit the crime...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: A Tooth for a Tooth | 4/20/1989 | See Source »

...study of government by and large ignores women's political participation and scholarship. The required tutorials should include more discussions of how women fit into the issues being studied...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Opening the Classroom | 4/18/1989 | See Source »

...women at the Brunch were dressed to their frumpiest. It looked like a page out of the Daughters of the American Revolution fashion guide. "What's Chrtistian Dior offering this year? Plaid skirts and solid blouses." My grandmother, may she rest in peace, would fit right...

Author: By Rob Greenstein, | Title: Hitting the Champagne Crunch | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...multi-level set lets more actors to fit on the Agassiz's stage, and the costumes are pretty. In one nice touch, when Hilarion, Cyril and Florian crossdress, their ruffles match the gowns of their love interests. Something, however, went wrong with the choreography. Virtually all of the female chorus members move stiffly, as if they can only bend at the waist. They look odd and distract attention from the main action...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Too Much Cargo, Too Little Fuel | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

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