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Word: neck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first goal, he says, "I'd break my neck to get up to Harvard more often." He and many other alumni who don't get up to Harvard more than a couple of times a decade keep contact with the school through Harvard Today and through scuttlebut from their own and neighbors' sons. Some, like Scott, have at times subscribed to Harvard Sports News and Views, and Randall notes that those who dine at the Harvard room glance at the Independent, Gazette, and Crimson for the latest Harvard news. But as for common identification with the school in terms...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Philadelphia: Brotherly Alumni | 6/12/1975 | See Source »

...really so surprising to the average American that Israel refused to put its neck into the noose that was offered to us by President Sadat of Egypt through the good offices of your Secretary of State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, May 19, 1975 | 5/19/1975 | See Source »

...everything there is student work, and must be judged as such Learning and discovering and experimenting are supposed to be exciting processes, but to have them succeed as such requires a boldness and bravery on the part of the student in other words, it's scary to stick your neck out and sometimes you do and you flop miserably. Sometimes the artists in this show flop miserably--but usually because they've fallen prey to the modern student syndrome of not experimenting, or staying in a rut. Those who move beyond the strict confines of a teacher's assignment...

Author: By Kathy Garrett, | Title: Apples, Oranges and Striped Cloths | 5/16/1975 | See Source »

Robert Joling, president of the American Academy of Ferensic Scientists, said last night that powder marks on Kennedy's neck prove that the gun which killed Kennedy was held between one and three inches from the senator's neck. He said that witnesses say Sirhan never came within a yard of Kennedy...

Author: By Robert Ullmann, | Title: Lowenstein Says Police Block Investigation of RFK Slaying | 5/8/1975 | See Source »

These days the two spend all their time together when they are in the same city, which is about one week in four. Around his neck Jimmy wears a gold charm spelling "SUPER" that Chris gave him, while Chris wears a "J.C." charm from Jimmy. In Los Angeles, they act like any young couple in love?hugging, holding hands, dancing at parties, and skipping the conspicuous consumption they could easily afford (last year Chris earned $197,000 and Jimmy $285,000 in prize money alone). When they play tennis together?a rare occurrence?it is merely a relaxed practice session...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jimmy Connors: The Hellion of Tennis | 4/28/1975 | See Source »

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