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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ptashne said yesterday he was elected to the academy because of his research "on how proteins interact with DNA to turn genes on and off."

Author: By Nancy R. Page, | Title: National Academy of Science Elects Seven Harvard Scholars | 4/28/1979 | See Source »

Curtis said that carpeting the floor, rather than the walls or ceiling, to reduce noise levels, "gives you an extra advantage. It's like taking everyone's shoes off," he added, "you get rid of noise from chair scraping and book carts."

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin and David A. Wilson, S | Title: Librarian Considers Proposal To Install Carpeting in Lamont | 4/27/1979 | See Source »

Shaw's personae are the languishing leisure class engaged in social masquerade: "How are we to have any self-respect," complains the fraudulent investor, "if don't keep it up that we're better than we really are?" And to top it off, there is mad Captain Shotover endlessly traversing...

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: Heartbreak Hilarity | 4/27/1979 | See Source »

The principle actors, however, demonstrate a full range of emotions and constitute fully-credible characters. Peter Stein captures the essence of the ancient Captain Shotover who drinks "to keep sober" and displays beneath his pachydermatous appearance a tender heart and all the wisdom of the playwright himself. Although Shotover is...

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: Heartbreak Hilarity | 4/27/1979 | See Source »

After suffering another bogey on the second hole. Alexander cruised at two-over until back-to-back birdies at nine and ten sent him back to even par. It was on the home stretch, however, that the wheels came off in the form of back-to-back double bogeys on...

Author: By Tom Green, | Title: Linksters Fall to Holy Cross | 4/27/1979 | See Source »

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