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Word: lift (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this past Sunday afternoon, he can present a solid program of substantial variety, after which the concert-goer feels elated, rather than fatigued, as is often the case after the performance of a monumental work. Mehta has enough vitality to give the music--and so the audience--an emotional lift...

Author: By Matthew Gabel, | Title: Zubin Mehta & The Israel Philharmonic | 10/17/1972 | See Source »

...shoot him instead of torturing him to death?" Mrs. Freed was understandably upset. Like 28 million other Americans, she was getting a 20% increase in her Social Security check.* But to Mrs. Freed and many other elderly and/or disabled pensioners, that was bad news indeed. The raise would lift their incomes just enough to make them ineligible for other types of Government benefits, chiefly welfare and Medicaid payments, which they can ill afford to lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOCIAL SECURITY: The Raise That Hurts | 10/16/1972 | See Source »

...playing on the coed Weld team said that the girls provide the team with a moral lift and enjoy having them around. "At first, the guys thought we would ruin everything, but attitudes have changed," Kahn added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Play Touch Football? Difference Is Only Skin Deep | 10/11/1972 | See Source »

...want to cry in outrage against the murders of innocent Israelis. I cannot because in my name innocent Asians are killed every day. I am tired and ashamed of living in this glass house I didn't build and feel helpless to remodel. Help lift this guilt from me, from America's shoulders, so that once more I can cry out against murder and injustice without the rest of the world replying "Hypocrite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 9, 1972 | 10/9/1972 | See Source »

...officers of charter airlines, some of whom have made large campaign contributions. Today U.S. charter flights are about 50% cheaper than regular excursion fares on transatlantic routes. Under the new ruling, they may catch up with some of the European charter operators, who have given a tremendous lift to mass travel by offering surprisingly low-cost package tours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: Charters for Everybody | 10/9/1972 | See Source »

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