Word: outrightly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Supreme Court does not outright reverse," Atkins continued, "it should remand for a wider record. The issue is far too important to decide on such a limited record...
Such vigilance is necessary. Since the protection of trademarks was initiated a century ago, more than a million have been registered, but only about 40% still enjoy protection under federal law. Some have simply been abandoned by their proprietors (Bristol-Myers' Ipana toothpaste) or dedicated outright to public use (Du Font's nylon). Paradoxically, some of the most successful trademarks have been lost because of their very popularity; they became so firmly entrenched in the language that no single company could still legitimately claim ownership. Over the years, such casualties have included mimeograph, linoleum, cellophane, elevator, escalator, raisin...
...thriller of the day, Ditzler hit a lob deep in the backhand corner for an outright winner to clinch the second doubles for her and partner Miller, 6-3, 3-5, 6-1, in almost total blackness. The other two doubles contests were suspended because of the gloom...
Over on K Street, the word is around that Henry Kissinger guards a daunting stack of unsolicited mail from leaders of governments around the globe. Many of them declare outright that things are growing worse in the international community, and there could be real trouble if Carter does not take hold soon. The Soviets are coming to the conclusion that he can be pushed around, and the Chinese are mildly contemptuous. Western European leaders are nervous; they feel that Carter talks and acts convincingly in meetings-but then nothing happens with his policies...
About half of U.S. military assistance to Israel is also a giveaway-the sole exception to a 1973 law forbidding outright military gifts to other countries. On loans for hardware, Israel often receives a ten-year grace period before repayments begin rather than the customary eight. Israel usually gets the very latest U.S. weapons-sometimes even before American servicemen have been issued all of theirs...