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Word: perfectible (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...apartment-house setting with a threatening feeling that recalls De Chirico's art as well as the character of Fascist architecture; he floods the sound track with a blaring radio broadcast of the off-screen Hitler rally. Ultimately, A Special Day's apocalyptic atmosphere provides the perfect backdrop for its star's performance. When Antonietta seizes her moment of passion in this frigid world, Loren's warmth can-and does-burn up the screen.-Frank Rich

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Soul of Beauty | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

...Woodsmen kept their record perfect at 3-0 while scoring in every stanza against the hapless Terriers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Roundup: Lions, Bruins Jell; Dartmouth 3-0 | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

...perfect day for running at Franklin Park yesterday, with warm temperatures, a bright blue sky, and as good footing as anyone could expect after Monday's downpour. Perfect, that is, until the starting gun, when Providence and UMass broke quickly and cruised past Harvard, 19-37-76, in the harriers' season opener...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Providence, UMass Sock It to Harriers | 9/28/1977 | See Source »

When asked about the future, Treacy, Degan, and Coach Amato are in perfect agreement: all roads lead to Moscow. "That's why we're here," John Treacy will tell you with his soft Irish smile, and after seeing these two perform yesterday, it's hard to believe that the 1980 Olympics are not a very real possibility...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: The Green Machine | 9/28/1977 | See Source »

That left it, then, to the Crimson defense, and while it was good, it wasn't perfect. Had it been, the contest would have ended in a scoreless tie at best...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Back to the Drawing Board: UMass 17, Harvard 0 | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

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