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Word: luck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After 200 years, I figured the Crimson was probably in some rest home for aged hues. Undaunted, I started my search on 14 Plympton Street--home of the present Harvard Crimson. No luck...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, | Title: In Search of Crimson | 2/15/1979 | See Source »

...fact the agency's effort in Iran was modest, especially by later standards. It cost no more than $20 million to restore the Shah to the throne and ensure (if only in the short term) American influence in the area. Dulles cleverly hid the importance of luck in the successful coup and revelled in the image of invincibility acquired by the CIA. The CIA mythe was born in Iran and the 1953 coup bears much responsibility for the subsequent expansion of covert activities so that they came to dominate the agency...

Author: By Trevor Barnes, | Title: The CIA in Iran | 2/9/1979 | See Source »

...days of commitment to the sealed building with its complete surrender to energy-dependent systems are dead and gone. The energy crisis is not a temporary piece of bad luck. Radical changes must be made in today's building industry, and it is the responsibility of U.S. architects to lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 29, 1979 | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

...been special. "Last year I throw a pass to Swann, it's a good pass, a good catch, and somebody is right there to tackle him. This year I throw the same pass, and he zigs around four guys and goes into the end zone. Call it luck or magic or whatever, I like it." So do the Pittsburgh fans. As rugged as their team, they will be waving those orange-and-black towels in Miami to cheer on their country boy quarterback as he struggles to win a third Super Bowl and establish the Steelers as the dominant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Super Duel at the Super Bowl | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

Thought you wouldn't have to see me until the leaves turn green, huh? Well, you're out of luck, as I have been summoned from the land of number 2 pencils a semester early this year to make the road to clinical depression a little swifter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube First Annual Basketball Mid-Year | 1/19/1979 | See Source »

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