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Word: matting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...memoirs, as his novels, Powell provides a mat finish, graying the colors on the premise that only by downplaying life can its shining horror be brought under control. And so the scene of purest Powell occurs when the author celebrates V-E day by reading the Cambridge History of English Literature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Muted Memoir FACES IN MY TIME by Anthony Powell | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

...Crimson wrestler took the mat, his team was behind by 19-16. When the dust cleared two matches later, Harvard was on top, 22-19, due to Cooley's 15-7 win and Phills' 10-6 triumph...

Author: By Sam Soutter, | Title: Grapplers Fall to Minutemen But Come Back to Top UConn | 2/18/1981 | See Source »

...would show great wisdom on President Reagan's part if he kept the welcome mat out for Warren Christopher. The U.S. needs "quiet" types who can patiently handle the stress and frustration so often found in diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homecoming: Letters: Feb. 16, 1981 | 2/16/1981 | See Source »

Divisive behavior on the part of Labor's extreme left is nothing new. In the '30s and again in the '50s, the far left went to the mat with the leadership, first over Depression-era economic policies, then over nuclear disarmament and state ownership of industry. But the extreme left has never come so tantalizingly close to dominating the party. Nor has Labor's future ever rested so firmly in the hands of such an unlikely and, to many Britons, scary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Howling Down the Old Guard | 2/16/1981 | See Source »

After Wee Carrion's hard-fought 4-2 decision, Mark Cooley and Jim Phills sealed this satisfying victory for the team. Cooley, a rampaging bull on the mat, dominated his opponent through the first period before a quick reverse and a pin 59 seconds into the second period. In the style that he has consistently shown throughout the season, Phills toyed with John Thornton, earning a 27-8 superior decision...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matmen Handle Springfield Campbell, Cooley Shine, 25-13 | 2/14/1981 | See Source »

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