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Word: pocket (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spend his last days of liberty before enlisting into the Armed Forces. At Central Park, Claude meets up with his soon-to-be buddies who triumphantly ask him to spare some change. Amused by their long hair and "I've Got Life' spirit, he finally reaches into his pocket...

Author: By Oren S. Makov, | Title: Blow-Dried and Fluffy | 4/25/1979 | See Source »

...also gave Brown a chance to inspect environmental protection programs, something he passionately supports. At one visit to a United Nations project, he saw a map showing that the danger of arable land turning into desert is greater in California than in Kenya. He stuffed the map into his pocket and later remarked: "I had to come all the way to Africa in order to make the point that we can't go on living like this, using up our resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Making the African Scene | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

After Penn State beat Navy, 5-4, and the Crimson lost to the Midshipmen by an identical score last Friday, it looked as if Lundy would end up out of pocket...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Trounce Penn State As Chaikovsky, Pompan Star | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

...would think, if you were a Harvard alum who knows there's a $250 million drive coming up, you'd bury your pocket book and wait for the shot," Clifton said. Instead, the publicity for the capital drive has "stimulated interest in giving to Harvard," Clifton added...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: College Fund Annual Drive Tops $5 Million Mark Early | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

...same people from three different angles; Bedroom Farce hops into three bedrooms; Sisterly Feelings has two third acts. From night to night no one, Ayckbourn included, knows which one will be played. At the end of the second act, one of the actors pulls a coin from his pocket and flips it on stage. Heads means the third will be played one way; tails means it will be played the other. Both scenes end in such a way that the fourth and final act stays the same. "People come to the theater to be entertained," he says, "and you always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Manic High | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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