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Word: fitting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...President seems fit -but is he too detached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Questions of Age and Competence | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...McBride, Sally Ride, Paul Scully-Power and Marc Garneau of Canada were crammed into an area the size of a small studio apartment, they made it through eight days without any noticeable clashes or even displays of temper. Marveled Crippen of the largest space crew ever, "You really can fit seven people in here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: A Fully Mature Spaceplane | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

Another issue fit for Church influence, Law said in response to questions from reporters, is abortion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Archbishop Speaks on Racism: Church Must Alter Attitudes | 10/18/1984 | See Source »

Procrustes, a character in Greek mythology, stretched or lopped the limbs off unsuspecting wayfarers to make them fit the bed in his lair. Texas Businessman Charles McLaren, 40, has an only slightly less ingenious plan for solving housing problems. His proposal: the sleeping module, or MAC1 (for mini-accommodation center), a 4-ft. by 4-ft. by 8-ft. plastic capsule fitted out like a miniature hotel room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sleep Capsules | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

Computers fit in all too familiar ways into most of the households studied. In families where sibling rivalries are prominent, the researchers found that children will fight over control of the computer. In those where moderation is stressed, rules of computer use will be laid out. In highly authoritarian families, parents will require children to spend after-school hours at the machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Family Living | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

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