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Word: lose (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mattey, now 69 and a senior vice president at Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, blames the suicides on the psychology of the era. "Then people seemed to be more affected by the loss of money than they are today. When people lose a lot of money now, they just plan on how they are going to make a winner somewhere down the road. The people who lost then appeared despondent. They didn't seem to be in a frame of mind in which they could possibly make a comeback...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Day Wall Street Was Silent | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...South Korean government changed its story yesterday and said the head of the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency shot Park because he feared he would lose...

Author: By Nellie Henderson, | Title: Reischauer Says Policies Doomed Park | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

Most modern writers emphasize motivation and theme rather than suspense and consequently lose the reader's interest, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Laureate in literature, told a crowd of 1100 yesterday in Sanders Theater...

Author: By Robert J. Campbell, | Title: Singer Says Writers Today Stress Theme, Lack Suspense | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...Brown's hustle kept them in the game," coach Edie MacAusland said. "We played our little game well, but we have to combine it with hustle. Sometimes the small passes get us complacent and we lose our spark...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Squeeze Past Bruins, 2-1, Improve Record to 6-3 With Late Goal | 10/25/1979 | See Source »

...Getz) is sympathetic; the other (Joe Regalbuto) is a sycophant. Based on his experience with 10,000 other sitcoms, the viewer thinks that the good guy will win and expects them to play off one another for the rest of the series. But Brooks has Mr. Good not only lose the job, but also quit the firm -and leave the show forever. "Once you make that move," he explains, "then you are no longer predictable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Rhoda and Lou and Mary and Alex | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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