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Word: knowing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Business and Energy sections. "Homosexuality is about as far removed from business as you can get," says Church. "In economics writing, you can always fall back on statistics. But there is no census of homosexuals, and with so many in the closet or only half emerged, we may never know their actual number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Apr. 23, 1979 | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

Student reaction to the planned boycott has been mixed. "I know I support divestiture, but I don't think I know enough about the Afro-Am problem." one student said yesterday, voicing a common sentiment. Another student said she thought a boycott was a good way to show student support for the two demands...

Author: By Eileen M. Smith, | Title: An Afro-Am Lesson | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

Whether or not Matthiessen realizes he is caught in this bind of his own making is unclear. He does, however, know that though he walked away from Crystal mountain a somewhat changed person he didn't walk away a transformed man, as he set out to do. He knows that the snow leopard confounded...

Author: By Anna Simons, | Title: He Stalks Himself | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

...kind of thing should never happen, and I was a little upset about it for a while," Marshall said after the game. "But you've got to put those mistakes out of your mind, especially in this kind of a game where a lot of runs are scored. You know you'll get a chance at the plate later on," he added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Marshall Plan: Baserunning, Birthdays and Clutch Homers | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

...changed, however, is in his use of surrealism to express confusion and to perplex the reader. Although this technique is annoying at times, it does not distract from The Hydra Head's quick pace. If the bizarre seems pointless, sometimes, it does not inhibit one's desire to know where it all leads. Ultimately, the novel is frustrating: more and more it tells the reader less and less. Unlike traditional thrillers, the final scene leaves one with new questions rather than resolved mysteries...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: The Day of the Hydra | 4/19/1979 | See Source »

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