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Word: perfectible (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...made $40,000. But Sprague likes prosecuting too much. He is currently looking for the right opening. If the inquiries now pending about the cocktail-party fund raiser or the Nardello case bring down Fitzpatrick, Sprague figures, the opening that would be left would be just about perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Tough, Honest and Fired | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

These sacred choral works number among Bach's most perfect compositions. Hanns-Martin Schneidt conducts instruments and the Regensburg Cathedral Choir, all in glistening voice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Year's Best LPs | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

...will now say that the democratic process that re-elected Mills to another term of power was a more perfect judge of his capacity to rule than Mills himself, who-after the press hung it all out to public view-decided on his own to the contrary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Dec. 23, 1974 | 12/23/1974 | See Source »

...such doubts assail the two leads. Harrison is letter-perfect, which is not too surprising since Sebastian is simply Henry Higgins 18 years older. His nasal drawl, his lounge-lizard posture, his Swiss-clock comic timing are on superb display. Harris matches him. She seems to have discovered the secret that eluded Ponce de Leon. With each passingplay, she appears more youthful -her face lineless, her figure trim, her carriage gracefully girlish. In acting subservient to her husband while deftly stage-managing everything, she strongly recalls those '30s heroines of S.N. Behrman's comedies who used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Quick, Rex, the Kleenex | 12/23/1974 | See Source »

...other women band together for mutual support. They share warnings about lechers along the concert circuit. They also share back-up musicians and songs. Drummer Jim Keltner works for Muldaur, Waldman and Raitt. Raitt and Ronstadt compete for Songwriter Eric Kaz's tunes. It is a perfect situation for a catfight, but few take place. Says Ronstadt: "Jealousy cripples you faster than anything." But Muldaur adds, "Don't think I don't check out the pipes of every new chick singer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'n' Roll's Leading Lady | 12/16/1974 | See Source »

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