Word: okaying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...incest taboo"--the tendency to view the man or woman next door as a friend or neighbor, but never as a potential sexual partner. There are exceptions, but in general the men and women "act a lot like brother and sister," a female resident notes. "But that's okay," she quickly adds, "because things are a lot more relaxed that way." The women join readily in games of vertical football and other traditionally all-male Pennypacker pursuits--a fact that surprises Reardon, who had expected the atmosphere to be "much more formal." But the formality and nervousness generated by conventional...
...however, would allow householders to stay as long as they paid "fair rental value," which could amount to more than $2 million annually. Though the suit could drag on for years, the town was stunned to learn in September that the leading Boston bond counsel, Ropes & Gray, refused to okay a $4 million bond issue for a new school. Its reason: since Indian lands cannot be taxed, a Wampanoag legal victory could wipe out the tax base for paying off the bonds. Word spread quickly to local banks, which began shutting off mortgage loans. Says Mashpee Selectman George Benway: "Ninetynine...
...late '60s the question of admitting large numbers of black students ravaged the D.U. club, with some white students refusing to okay their entrance, and the few black members in turn blocking admittance of new white members. Not surprisingly, membership declined drastically...
...Okay, so my tongue's in my cheek and I'm having a little fun with George Ford--he's not nearly as bad as the Ford in the White House. The fact remains, however, that his team, at 2-6, is running like an Edsel. Moreover, the credibility of Ford's explanations for the team's weak record is not much higher than that of a used car salesman's pitches...
...Harvard band's show was obscured by the "Prudential College Scoreboard" up-date, during which Murphy read scores over zoom shots on individual members of the band. Both bands were mere instruments of the ABC sound crew, as Staeckel cued them as well: "Okay, Bob, have the band pad out the commercial and tell them to stop when the QB brings 'em to the line...