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Word: instrument (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ruffian elements in our neighborhood, and then we had the college kids, intellectuals...'faggots'. I can't believe that whole spirit of erudition just passed through our existence. I'm sure it was a force on our lives--it can be measured some day when we have the right instrument...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: George Carlin's Coming of Age | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

...addition to its role as an information center, many of the students see the union as a potential instrument to give them some leverage in interactions with the administration...

Author: By Janet S. Walker, | Title: Philosophy, VES Concentrators Plan Undergraduate Advisory Organizations Students Want Link With Department | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

...student pilot of the Cessana apparently attempted an instrument landing in San Diego's Lindbergh Field. The collision occurred about 30,000 feet above the ground...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: San Diego Airplane Collision Kills 140, Destroys 9 Homes | 9/26/1978 | See Source »

...back seat beside Hoffa as O'Brien drove; a second sat in front. During the trip, the thug in back hit Hoffa over the head with some kind of blunt instrument, knocking him out. Traces of Hoffa's blood and hair were found in the back seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Jimmy Hoffa's Last Ride | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

...perceived as crimes against the king's peace and his formal vanity, the older one-to-one system of compensation was abstracted into a legal machine of great brutality. After centuries of racks, gougings, hangmen and unspeakably inventive tortures, much of mankind adopted the lockup as its principal instrument of punishment, with occasional resort to the noose, guillotine and electric chair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: On Crime and Much Harder Punishment | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

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