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Word: musts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...SEPARATE PEACE lasted only until an unbelievably huge woman heaved herself into the adjacent booth, gingerly followed by two relatively normal-sized girl friends. As they began talking, the two ordinary women grew more and more nervous. At the end of what must have been the thousandth disastrous Friday night of the fat girl's life, they compared notes about their dates. The seat began rocking violently like a small boat in a large storm as the fat girl became more and more agitated; in between gulps of food and drink she threw her body from side to side...

Author: By Tom M. Levenson, | Title: After Midnight: Where Wild Things Go | 10/6/1978 | See Source »

Working within the framework of a traditionally Democratic state, Sears said he hopes that the voters will avoid voting strictly on party affiliation. "The people must elect those individuals who know what they are doing," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidate John Sears Speaks For Moderation, Split Tickets | 10/6/1978 | See Source »

...decided that its neither the theory nor the pretensions that must go, but the book. It's simply not funny. Ward tries to use words he finds intrinsically funny like "airsick bag," "acne," and "sweater vest." This comic strategy can work with great success, as with Esquire's annual lists of funny words. Ward, unfortunately, chooses the wrong words...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: A Bad Start | 10/5/1978 | See Source »

...vote yesterday does not apply to the decision votes of Idaho, Nebraska and Tennessee. Congress must still determine whether to permit the three states to reverse their stands after all states have voted on the ERA, Bayh told the Senate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senate Might Extend Deadline For State Ratification of ERA | 10/5/1978 | See Source »

...that matter, could legitimately award him with the badge of leader. A dictator would not qualify because, theoretically, he would not have to respond to anyone's wishes but his own. A tyrant has no followers, only subjects, Burns argues. As a competitor in "a political marketplace," a leader must also have moral purpose to appeal and respond to his followers' wants and needs. In Burns's judgment, the Spiro Agnews and Adolph Hitlers of the world who pander to "the base instincts of persons" embody "the very negation of leadership." Leadership moves humanity towards betterment, not destruction...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Looking for a Leader | 10/4/1978 | See Source »

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