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Word: pleasanter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...matter what the intentions of the bill's drafters, a document that large always contains surprises, few if any of them pleasant...

Author: By Tom M. Levenson, | Title: And S.1 Begat... | 10/28/1978 | See Source »

Everything about Kross is big--listed in the football guide as 6-5, 249, he has a massive frame and a large, pleasant face. And if his size doesn't clue you in on what he does for extracurricular activities, a nagging scab on the bridge of his nose tells you that he's been butting heads in the trenches...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Harvard's Line Is All Right | 10/27/1978 | See Source »

Keller-Sarmiento was a pleasant surprise to the coaching staff here. "We didn't know how he played until he stepped on the field, although we figured with a name like 'Mauro' he might be good," Ford said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mauro Keller-Sarmiento From S.A.: Fancy Footwork | 10/26/1978 | See Source »

...good chance of being accepted at a university - if he can pass his exams and shows a "good attitude." The Ts'aos' combined monthly income is about $117. They pay $2.40 a month, including electricity for four bulbs, for a pleasant, three-room apartment in an eight-year-old block of flats for factory workers. It has no kitchen (they eat in can teens), but the Ts'aos have cookouts on their balcony. They have no running water and share a toilet with several other families. The Ts'aos probably would not be encouraged to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: A Tale of Two Families | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

Thoroughly Modern Millie. Memories are hazy, but this was a delightful film once upon a time, when the tunes seemed pleasant, the acting infectious and the fireworks funny. George Roy Hill directs, slickly, and the cast includes a long-haired Mary Tyler Moore (a charming ingenue), Julie Andrews (sparkling teeth), Carol Channing (cast as an eccentric. Surprise.) and wicked Beatrice Lillie as a landlady who sells young girls with no families into slavery. Cute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fonda in Shadow | 10/12/1978 | See Source »

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