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Word: passingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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There's an awesomely prophetic account of the Moslem Jihad of revenge that swept through Europe (Jihad! April in Paris!") in the late '80s world. ("4/7/87--Sheik Ali Fayadh Mahim was arrested in Beverly Hills today for trying to pass a bad emerald at Gucci's.") China, racked by hard rock, LSD and "un-Confucian sexual attitudes" among its youth, places none other than Richard Nixon at the helm in order to crush "The Great Trip Forward" with "The Great Clamp Downward: And tension persists in that area of the world: "4/4/83--In pre-emptive strikes on Hanoi ammo dumps, the Chinese...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Great Expectations | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

When they take the test, students list four or five colleges in China they would be willing to attend, and officials assign students who pass to specific institutions. "It's incredibly nerve-wracking--the prospects of not passing are so dismal," Wen says. "I had a roommate at P.U. who was just 20 and had an ulcer already...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: Peking's Biggest Test | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...What social forms does human society pass through in its development from a low to a high stage...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: Peking's Biggest Test | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

Schneider Arena turned positively sepulchral when Harvard converted a slashing call on P.C. goaltender Scott Fiske into a tie contest 1:19 into the second period. Picking up a perfect Mike Watson pass at the P.C. blue line, freshman sensation Greg Olson waited for Fiske to make the first move and then calmly slid in a backhander for his fourth goal of the season...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Dumped, 6-3 | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

...took the Kemeny Commission months of testimonies, and reviews to pass judgement on nuclear power," Bok said, adding "the ACSR should not try and get into this kind of decision-making...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Bok Rejects Anti-Nuke Stand, Opposes Initiation of Proxies | 11/27/1979 | See Source »

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