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Word: foul (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...FOUL!" when a blow lands below the emotional "belt line," a taboo region that each partner should reflectively set for himself. Vague as this sounds, Bach says that well-motivated couples do not fake belt lines in order to duck issues; they know overuse will give them the fresh problem of a credibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marriage: Fight Together, Stay Together | 2/21/1969 | See Source »

With about 10 minutes left, both players re-entered the game only to foul out within minutes. Harvard completely collapsed at this point and the Cornell big men turned the game into a laugher...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Harvard Five Bows to Big Red; Plays Columbia Here Friday Night | 2/18/1969 | See Source »

Then came a key play. Down two points, Dover faked Dotson onto the floor and drove underneath, only to miss the layup. McMillian quickly tallied a bucket to make it four points and then hit two free throws after a strange foul called on Gallagher during a torrid fight for a rebound of a missed Harvard shot...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Hoopsters Battle Cornell Tonight, Eye Columbia Rematch Next Week | 2/15/1969 | See Source »

...exchanges with Maine s conservation-minded Edmund Muskie, but it appeared that the Senator would have the last word. The Democrat's Water Quality Improvement bill, which was waylaid during the 90th Congress, was given a much better chance of passage in the wake of the Santa Barbara foul-up. Even the American Petroleum Institute, which had represented the industry in fighting the bill, now gave its blessings. Among other things, the bill would subject ships and installations, such as oil rigs, to fines as high as $5,000 for spillage. Willful violators would be liable for damage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: ENVIRONMENT: TRAGEDY IN OIL | 2/14/1969 | See Source »

...third break after Brown missed a shot and Hardy cleared the board, Dover waited for the flow to catch up and then cut across it from right to left for a hard-to-believe layup. That made the lead six points with seven minutes left. Gradually, Brown had to foul to get the ball and Harvard made enough of its chances to win by a comfortable margin...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Fast Waickowski Moves Hoopsters To Harvard Win | 2/10/1969 | See Source »

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