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Word: needlessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Came the energy crunch of 1974, and passing drivers began to gesture impolitely. The Hermans persisted. But needless to say, things got worse recently. One night the Hermans found a note on their windshield: "The only reason I don't set fire to your car is because I'm not sure you're Iranian. Go home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Unsafe at Any Speed | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

This metallic quality is also evident in the actors' performances. Although Star Trek fans are already familiar with the characters, even they will wonder at the absence of definition in the roles played out in The Motion Picture. And, needless to say, those unfamiliar with Star Trek will be utterly lost...

Author: By Joshua I. Goldhaber, | Title: Not Very Enterprising | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

...erase the bungles and mishaps. Forget the 25-ft. air balls, the needless fouls, the swiss cheese defenses. Ah, the Springfield game...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Women Hoopsters: A Team on the Rebound | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

...Needless to say, we are very pleased," Mitchell said. "But we think it's kind of hard on the taxpayers to pay the city solicitor to go after us in a case that very clearly was just harassment," she added

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: Buddhists May Worship In House, Court Decides | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...have much money, and Frey, the housekeeping member of the trio, is constantly appalled by his roommates' sloppy ways. Otherwise life is cheerful, until the Frey character meets another young woman (Nicole Jamet) and sets about turning the maison a trois into a maison a quatre. Needless to say he doesn't bother to explain the rules and arrangements to the new recruit, and much unhappiness results from this lack of forthright communication. Eventually, because this is supposed to be a comedy, things are set to order (the new girl stays), and everyone settles down to a mutual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Fun Anarchy | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

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