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Word: frequent (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been equipped and designated by the FAA as the main instrument runway. But 14,500-ft. Runway 13R, which provides the length today's jets need to land safely on wet surfaces, has no ILS (instrument landing system). This becomes especially inappropriate considering Kennedy Airport's frequent combination of very low ceilings and visibility with accompanying southeasterly surface winds. In theory, the pilot has the right to decide whether to land or not. However, chief pilots are frequently called upon by profit-conscious managements to question such decisions. While others in the aviation industry can be detached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 29, 1966 | 4/29/1966 | See Source »

They would meet once a week, and be in frequent contact with the professional staff of the settlement houses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PBH Proposes Settlement House Plan Replacing Social Services Committee | 4/27/1966 | See Source »

Buxbaum yesterday explained that non-whites death rates are much higher because Negroes in general drive older, used cars. Deaths in cars over eight years old, he continued, are twice as frequent as in new ones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Study Says Auto Failures May Cause Half of Traffic Fatalities | 4/26/1966 | See Source »

...Japanese, Go is surrounded by an elaborate code of courtesy. "Sit up straight-do not lounge over the board," goes one stern directive. "Do not blow smoke in your opponent's face," goes another. Players must politely warn opponents of impending capture by saying "Atari," to which the frequent reply is "Komatta na!"-meaning "Oh, what a mess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Games: From the Orient with Guile | 4/22/1966 | See Source »

Throughout the game the B.U. infield seemed unnerved by Harvard runners. The Crimson stole two bases and took frequent extra bags. The erratic: B.U. infielders made 4 errors and turned several potential outs into extra base hits through misjudgment...

Author: By John F. Seegal, | Title: McCandlish Shuts Out B.U. 11-0; Crimson Nine Greets Navy Today | 4/16/1966 | See Source »

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