Word: means
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mean to say, sir, that the New Hampshire primary is essentially an expression of hostility...
Believe it or not, Kirkland House boldly challenged the world's finest crews this year in the Head. Armed with six men, two women a mean coxswain, a six of Miller and champagne, we set out Sunday as the last boat in the last heat of the entire regatta with two goals. First, we were determined not to be the last crew to finish the course despite being outclassed, and second, we wanted to avoid wrecking our racing shell--or anybody else...
Boston architect Joseph Hoskins designed the red-brick building, which is set mainly underground. The subterranean design of the center will mean "substantial" energy cost savings, Hoskins said...
...gold-jacketed runners and other traders clad in bright red, green and purple coats. They talk excitedly about a broker's blunder: the man has made a mistake in filling out a customer's order, and it will cost him $2,500. A runner asks: "Does that mean we won't be going out to dinner tonight?" "No," answers a trader. "It just means we'll be going to McDonald...
...current Soviet practice. The removal of 20,000 troops from East Germany would still leave 400,000 to 500,000 Soviet servicemen in the country. The withdrawal of 1,000 tanks would leave 6,000 Soviet tanks. Says a West German foreign ministry official: "Strategically, this doesn't mean a damn thing. The numbers are so huge that this is a small bite." The Soviets, moreover, could pull out support personnel like military police, cooks and clerks. What is more, if the 20,000 troops are moved just inside the western Soviet border, they would hardly constitute any less...