Word: lot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lot of people may think I am joking, but I am totally serious with my choice. He is Claude Ryan, the Liberal leader in the province of Quebec. Ryan has had to face the pressure of separatism, which threatened to break up one of the most politically stable countries in the world. If Canada stays together, it can thank Claude Ryan...
Personal financial concerns were also troubling many Americans. Forty-three percent said they worried a lot about keeping up with their bills and nearly a third now report major anxiety about losing their jobs. Two-thirds said they were worried about an energy shortage...
Lack of confidence in Carter's handling of these persistent domestic concerns is undiminished. The survey found that only 15% expressed "a lot of confidence" in Carter's management of the nation's energy problem...
...sentimental kitsch, mighty canvases of noble beasts, Highland crags and soul-pierced virgins were selling for at most $1,000 in 1967; they go these days for up to $100,000. A sale of 19th century paintings at Christie's in Manhattan returned $1.9 million. "It was a lot of rubbish," snorted one Christie...
Plagenz blames this in part on the backwash of the 1960s. "A lot of men went into the ministry for reasons other than preaching. They were interested in social action, so now we're stuck with them." It seemed only natural that in 1969 The Pulpit, venerable sister magazine of the Christian Century, renamed itself Christian Ministry...