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Word: motoring (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ostensibly, Stevens sets out to write an account of his motor trip. But he tells a story that he only begins to understand when it and his journey are all but over. He cannot forget Lord Darlington, dead now three years, the gentleman whom he served for so long. He defends his late master against the initially unspecified "utter nonsense" that has been written and spoken about him since the end of World War II. And he fusses over the attributes that create a "great" butler, finally coming up with a definition that satisfies him: "And let me now posit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Upstairs, Downstairs | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

This brought to mind a fantastic proposal, shelved long ago by university administrators, to solve all traffic problems in the Square. How about building an underground network of streets for all motor traffic, thus transforming the Square from a pedestrian's nightmare to a browser's paradise...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Diversions of a Head-y Weekend | 10/24/1989 | See Source »

...press conference yesterday, representatives from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA), the Massachusetts Package Store Owner's Association, WNEV-TV Channel 7, the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission announced a program aimed at enforcing the new Massachusetts...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: Dukakis Cracks Down On Underage Drinkers | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

Other alternative fuels are gaining popularity around the world. In smog- choked Sao Paulo, Brazilian drivers tank up with an ethanol blend that is 78% gasoline and 22% alcohol distilled from sugarcane. According to Illinois- based Archer Daniels Midland, ethanol blends account for 8% of all U.S. motor fuel. The mixture is readily available in parts of the Midwest at stations that display the gasohol symbol, an ear of corn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yearning To Breathe Free | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

According to the Boston Police Media office Elzer was charged with two counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Chase Robber in Eliot | 10/11/1989 | See Source »

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