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Word: misses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...miss the richness in old literature, where one could get a picture of whole society, of different kinds of people interacting," she added...

Author: By Andrew T. Pugh, | Title: Gardner, in Norton Lectures, Will Criticize Current Writing | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

...Detroit Mayor Coleman Young vs. Georgia's Julian Bond, Chip Carter vs. former Congressman Allard Lowenstein, Miss Lillian vs. all comers. It was White House clout against Kennedy cachet, a rush of federal block grants and prestigious appointments against a hint of similar largesse tomorrow. It was who had the buses and got enough of them to the polls. It was, alas, Florida and its distressingly premature launching of the 1980 presidential race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Premature Poll | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Nostalgia shows do not flourish on gilded memories alone. They remind us of things that we miss on the modern stage. We miss chorines who look smashingly lovely. The chorus line in Sugar Babies could qualify for the Miss America Pageant. We miss the assured versatility of a show-biz veteran. Mickey Rooney has grease paint in his blood and the house in his pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Mighty Mick on Broadway | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...sandpiper's. When he beams, the sun comes out. When he is troubled, the sky falls on Chicken Little. And when he leers, he is the naughtiest boy in class. Class is also the word for his partner and costar, Ann Miller. When haven't we missed her long, lithesome legs? The years have left them far sounder than most currencies. Her taps are tops, routines done with effortless style and sophisticated rhythms. Do we miss burlesque, which forms the substance of Sugar Babies (if sheer fluff has substance)? Not so much, admittedly, for its cornball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Mighty Mick on Broadway | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Burke St. John, who opened the season as the Crimson's signal caller but was sidelined in the second game of the season with a knee injury, has been working out with the team all week. Miraculous, considering he was expected to miss up to 6 weeks. All of the swelling is down, but the knee is still not 100 per cent, according to Restic...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Green Slide Into Town | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

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