Search Details

Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

DON'T BE discouraged by the distance. The Quad is a long way off, especially on cold December nights, but the Currier House Drama Society's production of Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy of comedies makes the trip worth the time and effort.

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Currier's Conquests | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

um . . . if you want to leave a message, please wait for the beep because . . . um . . . I don't know . . . otherwise the thing cuts off. Thank you."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Mother Finds Herself | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Rather than lay out $400 for an off-brand color TV that may have to be replaced in a few years, consumers are choosing $600 and $700 Sonys, the industry's standard of excellence, whose sales are up substantially. At Beverly Hills' trendy Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Buyers Swing to Quality | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Pessimistic moneymen scarcely seemed to notice some surprisingly encouraging news: U.S. consumption of oil is sharply declining. With prices rising dramatically and the nation's economy slowing, people at last are conserving energy. Gasoline consumption in October was down almost 8% from year-earlier levels; diesel and home heating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Spread off Petrobrinkmanship | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

"Lake Erie is a dead lake. Save the rest of the Great Lakes." So went the environmentalists' plaint during the 1960s. Lake Erie was not, in fact, quite dead, but it was suffering from a variety of serious disorders, including a seemingly uncheckable algae growth that, like a fast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Comeback for the Great Lakes | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Previous | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Next