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Word: mightly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ever seen a picture of the Rev. Jesse Jackson hugging the leaders of the Ku Klux Klan after they have beaten or murdered innocent black children, then I might be able to give more credence to his pompous piety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 29, 1979 | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...might be thought by any observer from that region of the country known as "Away" that the Chamber had rudely refused to curtail its customary order of business because its members figured Nixon's hopes were only slightly more realistic than Harold Stassen's. My guess, however, is that these New Hampshire Republicans knew he was going to win. They did not approve of anyone, even a member of their own party, who wanted to associate himself with the Federal Government, and they intended to show their feelings while they had the chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Hampshire: Deeper Snow and Darker Horses | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

That the American arsenal needs strengthening is a proposition that has a diminishing number of dissenters, at least in Washington. There are some, like Senator Hart, who continue to argue that the Soviet threat has been exaggerated and that the Pentagon might not need all the money it has requested. Among most officials and experts, however, the debate is no longer whether to boost defense spending but how much and in what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Power | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

Aioninflationary means of obtaining the money needed to buy more arms might be to free funds by cutting the Defense Department's fat. Though Chairman Jones has stressed that it is "just plain wrong" to think that "somebody can tap a 'mother lode' by issuing an order to get more efficient overnight," he has admitted that "our feet should be held to the fire to be more efficient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Power | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...were suspicious, you might also notice the group's friendship with William H. Walsh, a Cambridge attorney who is among the most skilled and the most vocal opponents of regulation of condominium conversion in the city. Walsh who said in an interview early last summer that God gave each and every American the right to own a condominium, served on the CCC housing committee. "Does that make him a member?" Goetz was asked. "Yes, you have to belong to work on a committee," she responded. Walsh said minutes later that he is not really a member, that he had simply...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Style of Things to Come | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

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