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Word: listlessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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This liberal-mindedness on the part of the film makers seems more opportunistic than deeply felt-an attempt, perhaps, to still political criticism of the earlier film. But what really spoils the formula is a thin and meandering script by John Milius and listless direction by Ted Post, whose work cannot stand even glancing comparison with Don Siegel's authoritative handling of Dirty Harry. The film climaxes, as all policiers apparently must, with a car chase, but it is nowhere near as interesting as the successful off-casting of nice Hal Holbrook as a heavy. He is the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quick Cuts | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...game amounted to a turkey shoot in front of the Harvard net as the Bruins took fifty shots on goal. The undefeated Brown squad powered past the listless Crimson skaters to a 7-1 lead in the second period, then coasted to their eleventh win of the season...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Bruins Whip Yardling Icemen; Freshmen Listless in 8-4 Loss | 2/7/1974 | See Source »

Peter Blasier, who moved up into the number one spot in the absence of Whitman, kept MIT star Masod Ahmed running and won the first two games of his match, but he could not maintain the pressure and lost a listless third game, 5-15. Both tired in the fourth and Blasier demonstrated superior control, winning the game and his match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Racquetmen Romp; Shut Out Engineers | 2/7/1974 | See Source »

...Dylan and the black Elvis and everything in between. He was trapped into an exhausted legend. Overworked and, at times, filled with drugs, Hendrix continued to tour. The Experience eased into a slow, steady decline that ended in 1970 with Hendrix's drug-linked death, one month after a listless performance at the Isle of Wight...

Author: By Thomas H. Lee, | Title: Curtain Call | 10/4/1973 | See Source »

Howard Hunt Jr. Only five months into his provisional 35-year sentence, he has become noticeably thinner-25 Ibs. by his own measurement-his hair grayer, his eyes listless, and the muscles of his left calf have slightly atrophied as the result of a mild heart attack. He emerges from prison only to tell authorities what he knows about the Watergate breakin; so far, he has testified 19 times before grand juries and congressional committees. For security reasons, on those occasions his legs are put in irons and his wrists are manacled to a chain round his waist. Much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LOSERS: Watergate: The View from Jail | 8/27/1973 | See Source »

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