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Word: inspector (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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THERE ARE NO two ways about it. Inspector Harry Callahan is one tough hombre. He established that image in Dirty Harry and reinforced it in Magnum Force. Now, in The Enforcer, with his reputation safe, he lets you see a little more of him. Nothing that probably wasn't there all along, nothing that is even a little hard to believe. You always knew he had a soft streak under that hard-as-nails exterior. It's just that you never really expected him to let anyone know. He is still tough, although a little more believable...

Author: By Jay Yeager, | Title: How The Bad Guys Finally Won | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

...District. But it didn't work so well for the guy who voted against the Machine and couldn't get his alley fixed, or the voter who didn't want to support feather-bedding in city government, or the store owner who receives a surprise visit from the building inspector after an anti-administration poster appeared in his window, or the tavern owners forced to pay extortion fees to corrupt policemen...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: He Ran the Show | 1/11/1977 | See Source »

...will recall that the last we saw of Inspector Clouseau he had succeeded in 1) solving the jewel theft that was the central issue in The Return of the Pink Panther and 2) driving his immediate superior, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, completely, totally, padded-cell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Pale Pussycat | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...member of the department witnesses a violation, he would "write a strong letter to whoever is in charge. If not corrected, there could be court action," the inspector said...

Author: By Donald Berk, | Title: Fire Dept. to Act Against Overflowing Lecture Halls | 12/10/1976 | See Source »

Robbie G. Mesheau, fire and safety inspector in Buildings and Grounds, said Science Center B is modern, with good lighting and exits, and overcrowding would not create a dangerous situation. But if a hall has more people in it than posted on the certificate of occupancy, "In my opinion, they are breaking the law," he said yesterday...

Author: By Donald Berk, | Title: Fire Dept. to Act Against Overflowing Lecture Halls | 12/10/1976 | See Source »

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