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Word: pattern (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Electric Horseman, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, is not scheduled to start for ten minutes yet the balding accountant three seats down already has his right hand in bucket of popcorn; his other inching up his wife's sweater, his eyes aimed at the screen. The color pattern repeats itself on the black screen, revolving twice with a one and a half twist like a lasarium with hiccups. Everyone in the theater, not just the accountant, watches the screen as if something were about to happen, as if these silly colored dots will line up to sing the national...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Against Culture Shlock | 1/4/1980 | See Source »

...There has been a pattern of Soviet military expansion in Africa as well as in Czechoslovakia. When Carter says that the last two weeks have shown him more about the Soviets than the last four years it shows a great failing on his part," Migdal added...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: Experts Endorse Sanctioning Soviets | 1/3/1980 | See Source »

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