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Word: markedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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But to the Vatican, the belief in Jesus as fully God and fully man has helped hold the church together since it nearly split over the issue in a series of early and acrimonious councils. The two-day Schillebeeckx hearing marked the first time any theologian, much less one of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Not Quite a Heresy Trial | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

When the morning traffic began to pile up at the train station in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, the village elders decided that too many commuters were slowing things down by tarrying to kiss their wives goodbye. To curb such dalliance, the officials designated the area where cars pulled up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Ban the Buss! | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Despite the chilly blustering winds near the Boston Tea Party Ship where the rally was held, organizers dumped empty crates marked "Fish Not Oil from George's Bank" and "Save Our Jobs" overboard after the speeches.

Author: By Wendy L. Wall, | Title: Groups Call for Precautions Before Sale of Drilling Rights | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

The financial incentives for minority hiring have "dangerous implications. Skocpol said, adding it may look as though women and minorities hired under such a program "were marked."

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Rosovsky to Promote Affirmative Action | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

Last Tuesday marked the eve of the first day of the year 1400, according to the Islamic calendar. Accounts of the mosque takeover vary, but it appears that a band of about 200 armed men entered the courtyard, filled with 50,000 worshipers, shortly before the start of dawn prayers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Sacrilege in Mecca | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

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