Word: myriad
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Pill. Clots may form in either superficial or deep veins of the legs (thrombophlebitis), and may travel to the lungs, causing pulmonary embolism, which carries a high death rate. Or they may form in the brain, causing strokes. There are also a few cases in which a myriad minute clots have blocked circulation in the heart and in intestinal arteries...
Other Administration proposals chip away at a variety of much-abused tax devices. These include some debt-securities popular with conglomerates, such tax shelters as farm losses and certain trust income. Another target is "multiple subsidiaries"-a method by which some companies split up into myriad separate firms to take advantage of the lower tax rates (22% v. 48%) imposed on businesses with less than $25,000 income. Nixon also took aim at some wild abuses by tax-exempt organizations. Among other things, private foundations would be required to substantiate their charitable activities and be barred from financial dealings with...
...Saturday dance, the committee had hired an entire castle in Ipswich. The fortress consisted of a huge ballroom on the ground floor, and upper stories which contained a myriad of considerably smaller suites for the use of Jubilee's patrons. The committee hired about 30 buses and thoughtfully provided free mixer to mitigate the annoyance of a rather long ride. The bus drivers, however, were considerably less amused and once at the destination they emulated a good number of their passengers and many became totally inebriated. The bus company, which shall remain unnamed here, sent out another busload of more...
...parietals to allow for private dorm parties. For Saturday afternoon, the committee rented an entire island in Boston harbor. Party boats ran continually to shuttle celebrants to what was once an old Civil War prison. The outdoor barbecue; free sandwiches and mixer, the large open fields, the myriad of abandoned cells and passageways, and a tour given by Boston's most eccentric historian added yet another dimension to a growing Jubilee tradition...
...wall four hours later and proceeded to create stately, bold, blaring, cherry, apricot, pale gold, mauve, maroon, crimson, orange, cinnamon, whistling blue sails of forms. No gimmicks or gadgetry here, thank you. Carefully avoiding dehumanization and de-sexualization (in the painterly tradition), I strove to leave out as many myriad forms and colors as was possible. When finished, the wall seemed to cry out: "My name is Pat O'Connor-and goddammit, I can paint as well as Helen Frankenthaler...