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Word: okaying (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...days, I took a No-Doz to stay awake and study. I stayed awake all right, and began hyperventilating around 5 a.m., when I realized that I would never get to sleep. Terrified, I woke up my proctor, who sleepily told me to go the the infirmary. "That's okay. Good luck." SLAM...

Author: By J.wyatt Emmerich, | Title: A Ticket to Ride | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

...Seven hundred and fifty feet, coming down to 23... "Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin methodically ticked off the readings. "Four hundred feet, down at nine, three forward ... 75 feet, things looking good ... Faint shadow ... drifting to the right a little ... Contact light. Okay, engine stop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Clouds over the Space Program | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

...relatively limited goals, though. Pompan could soar. He wants a shot at being a college All-American, he wants Harvard's improving program to become a national power ("If that means playing third and recruiting some good players, that's okay with me"), and he wants to try a year or more playing pro. And if he is able to develop one big weapon or raise his overall play a level or two, he could do quite well...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Don Pompan: The Harvard Tennis Team's Lively Ace | 5/9/1979 | See Source »

...talks: "very serious, very friendly." Earlier the Israelis had been saying that they were ready to accept cosmetic modifications by Sadat to the original U.S. proposals. A senior Cabinet member remarked: "Here a change, there a word?as long as these changes are not substantial?it will be okay with us." But there were also warnings that Begin would not yield on substance. Said Cabinet Secretary Aryeh Naor: "We will not go beyond our 'red line.' Begin simply thinks that any further compromise will endanger Israel's capability to survive. It depends now on strong nerves and an ability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Final, Extra Mile | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

...Okay, let's have a little Harvard sports quiz...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Skiing on a Shoestring | 2/16/1979 | See Source »

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