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Word: greates (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only control that the reader may exercise. If you hike over to the bookstore, you will discover that the first choice to make is which gender edition you would like to read. Knopf has published two versions: male and female. The difference between the editions is not great--only 17 lines (and I promise not to reveal which 17)--but, as the cover and title page warn, this one paragraph is crucially different...

Author: By W. CALEB Crain, | Title: A Novel Dictionary | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

...readers. "The reader capable of deciphering the hidden meaning of a book from the order of its entries has long since vanished from the face of the earth," Pavic notes disdainfully, but I suspect that readers spurned in this eloquent and romantic language will pursue Pavic's meaning with great energy, much as a rejected but dogged suitor would pursue an elusive beloved. I also suspect that Pavic understands this psychology...

Author: By W. CALEB Crain, | Title: A Novel Dictionary | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Harry Lipson of Folktree Concerts said, "We think Sanders is one of the nicest theaters in the country." The reasons he named for Sanders' selection were, "the wood, the stained glass, the large stage, and the fabulous acoustics. The place just has a great feeling to it," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Short Takes | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

White concentrates first on the great lobbying power cigarette companies have held over Congress and in local politics. Citing a statistic that out of 451 congressional districts, tobacco is grown only in 51, White presents us with information regarding laws and national tobacco policies to show that the cigarette kings have more than their fair share of representation in Washington...

Author: By Katherina E. Bliss, | Title: Smoking's Not Just Bad for You, It's Good for Them | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Parity did not produce great things, however. The highlight of the Crimson's season came in the final game on the regular-season slate. Harvard defeated St. Lawrence, 6-5, in Canton, N.Y. to capture the regular-season crown...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Parity Did Not Bring Great Success | 11/11/1988 | See Source »

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