Word: odd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...three man who form the nucleus of the team are abnormally strong and evenly matched in ability, according to Wyan. "Any of them could easily be number one for us, and that's odd -- you usually just have one top guy or possibly two, but hardly ever do you get three men so close...
...Cadets eat with their companies, and all march into the hall in groups so facilitate speedy accommodation for the 4000-odd diners. All remain standing still they receives an order over the public address system...
...both sides. The seizure of Alcatraz three years ago by a number of young militants was an early sign that the more restless, more urban Indians of the 1970s would not share the reticence of their reservation-bred elders. The ransacking of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by 600-odd Indian militants who gathered in Washington to demonstrate for needed changes in federal policy is another indication that the old era of pride has given way to a new-and surprisingly delayed-period of violent protest. Offices were torn apart, furniture was smashed, the walls were covered with aerosol...
...ambitious notion that is worth examining. At first glance, the comparison seems farfetched. The 19th century Prime Minister of Great Britain would appear to be an odd sort of fellow to find favor at the White House. Amid the close-cropped sobriety of the Haldemans and the Ehrlichmans, he would stand out like the dazzling Victorian dandy he was. His long hair coiling around his shoulders, his blue trousers paired with black and red stockings, his fingers festooned with rings, he enjoyed the reaction of people on the street as they fell back to let him by. To him this...
Radio Amman chose the occasion of King Hussein's 37th birthday last week to issue a rather odd disclaimer. "Certain information media have linked the name of His Majesty to the name of Miss Alia Bahaeddin Toukan," declared a laconic announcer. It was true, he continued, that the King had known Miss Toukan since his school days and had a high regard for her and her family. Nonetheless, there was "no room for certain news that has been circulated outside this framework...