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Word: greying (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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WHEN he walks in the door, I recognize him at once. A man of striking appearance, with grey hair and his trademark beard, the Swedish actor explains in nearly flawless English that the only language he could speak is Swedish. He says he took up acting because he is a coward, just as he writes novels and screenplays out of necessity, though he incidentally has the "possibility to publish...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Swede Memories | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

...smoking cigars gunning their Cadillac Eldorados to speeds of 35 M.P.H. and beyond. You hear lots of horn-honking; the younger residents, their fuses cut to the quick, are simply venting their frustration and rage at the latest senile driving snafu. These people must nurse elaborate fantasies involving grey heads and sinister implements of torture...

Author: By Eric A. Morris, | Title: Where Old People Bake Their Brains | 1/22/1988 | See Source »

...itself to be a perfect employer. While members of the corporation will doubtless point out that Harvard has always followed federal guidelines for fair practices in employment, members of the HUCTW are equally quick to point out that the Corporation has always taken its best advantage of whatever rather "grey" areas of the law it could find...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Issues, not Power | 1/8/1988 | See Source »

...only have the people changed, but their clothes have as well. "Individual expression is the mode now," Cummings says, nothing that clothing styles have evolved from grey flannels, white shirts, red ties, and blazers, to "you name...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Half-century Veterans Chronicle Changes | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

Spence, who sported a grey blazer, blue shirt and no tie, began the session with some brief comments, saying he is very pleased with the council's performance during the past few years and considers it a "viable organization...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: Spence Hits Tenure, QRR at UC Meeting | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

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