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Word: float (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seekers-will remain the capital's center of leaks and plants. Jack Nelson, Washington bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times, has been cautious about playing the appointees game, which he believes some of his colleagues have been "writing too hard" and proclaiming as certain. "People have been floating too many rumors; we don't know how accurate they are, and I don't think anyone else does." He has watched the Republican team float names just to see how much opposition they generate. The process has claimed some victims. William Simon thought himself a shoo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: A Sinking Feeling About Leaks | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

...King's bill simply isn't going to float," State Rep. Michael Barrett '70 said yesterday, maintaining that "King clearly doesn't have the votes...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: King Submits New MBTA Proposal | 12/2/1980 | See Source »

Back in Monterey, residents mounted a parade that surpassed even the festivities for the town's 125th anniversary eight years ago. Included in the procession: the band and drum majorettes from Mount Everett Regional High School, the town's new fire engine and police cruiser and a float featuring a windmill, water wheel and solar panel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Looking Ahead by Cutting Back | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

Clear, sunny skies prevailed till the last float vanished down by the river; feared clouds and rain stayed away all weekend, swelling crowds at all the festivities...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: City Marks 350th Birthday | 10/6/1980 | See Source »

...years spend $2 million." That figure excludes expenditures for fume-hood renovations in the labs or possible House renovations. To finance the project, the Faculty--which has built a $785,000 deficit into its 1980-81 budget--would have to use reserve funds associated with particular buildings and float a loan from the Corporation...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: The Big Four | 9/24/1980 | See Source »

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