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Word: harmlessness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Americans and Lebanese worried about another possible kamikaze assault in Beirut. Lebanon's civil aviation authority has instructed planes heading for Beirut Airport to avoid Baabda. If a wayward aircraft does appear over the presidential compound, security forces have little time to decide whether the plane carries harmless civilians or terrorists with explosives. "It is not a situation we relish," says a U.S. official. "I'm afraid it's a question of shooting first and asking questions later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: Close Call for a Private Jet | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...sorry Barrows' bordello was closed. I hope her 3,000 clients will now become proponents of legalized prostitution. With all the social problems we must face, it is hypocritical to focus on this harmless "crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 19, 1984 | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...Professor of Biology Rolla M. Tryon and his wife, Lecturer in Biology Alice F. Tryon-two of the world's experts on the fern-individual research on the fuzzy, apparently harmless plant created a husband-wife team which has gone on to make pioneer advances in understanding the dual-natured fern...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Botanical Beast Or Buddy? | 11/16/1984 | See Source »

Since they first arrived, fern studies have progressed in quantum leaps, and scientists have learned that the innocent-looking plant is not as harmless as it appears...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Botanical Beast Or Buddy? | 11/16/1984 | See Source »

...exploiting her pillow talk in a sensational and highly profitable exposé of her husband. Derek Blore, the Right Honorable Member for Wheat-bridge East, got the ball rolling with furtive visits to a prostitute named Bernadette for his ritual whipping. Blore enjoyed fancying himself a naughty schoolboy, a harmless diversion were it not for the Soviet agents who recorded his extracurricular activities on film. Blackmail, conspiracy, espionage and scandal ensued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Misanthrope | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

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