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Word: fitly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...another record total of 503.0. The Crimson's steady duo of Steve Schramm and Jamie Greacen racked up 33 points by landing second and third, respectively. There had been a great deal of concern over whether Schramm, who hit his head on the board two days ago, would be fit to dive. But the former New Jersey state champion dispelled all fears when he nailed his first two dives on the way to a silver medal...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Records Fall as Crimson Takes Lead at Easterns | 3/2/1979 | See Source »

...Mayor, meanwhile, seemed fit. He jogged in the second annual Mayor Daley Marathon and his socialite wife lent a much-appreciated cultural air to the city. His fiscal and political leadership proved skillful and he moved to innovate in areas ignored by Daley for years. Polls showed him popular. If not exactly a reform independent, neither was he a hack. Bland was a better word. Chicago politics seemed to be turning into something of a snooze--a change from Daley's iron-fisted but always colorful 20-year reign. Bilandic was considered such a shoo-in that...

Author: By Jon Alter, | Title: Chicago's Dragon Lady | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

...with a counter-culture are likely to find that in fact they come to China as part of the expansion of American life. For example, the American penchant for asking the individual Chinese citizen how he feels about things and how he would criticize the situation, etc., may not fit into the Chinese cultural environment. Visitors to China are supposed to stay out of local politics, but how can one expect red-blooded Americans to refrain from promoting human rights? Our 19th century promotion of Protestant Christianity in China made its contribution, and the spirit of proselytism for the American...

Author: By John K. Fairbank, | Title: Reflections on Iran and China | 2/28/1979 | See Source »

WHEN YOU HEAD OVER to Holyoke St, bag the critical, narrow-minded appraisal ("Oh bummer, it's not anything like Saturday Night Live,") and save your class consciousness for another day ("Oooooooh, I don't think I fit in with all these people...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Smell of the Crowd | 2/24/1979 | See Source »

...this time, Pam's diving peers were already impressed, not only with her talent but with her eager attitude toward diving and her ever-cheerful nature. These attributes fit in beautifully with the corps' group motivational and self-reinforcing character...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Ivy Diving Champ Pam Stone | 2/23/1979 | See Source »

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