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Word: pray (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...riddled by bullets. But the Israelis had already installed a new set of Torahs and were distributing leaflets from the chief military rabbi instructing them that on Thursday's and Friday's holiday of Sukkoth-a normally joyous celebration of a bountiful harvest-the soldiers were to pray for the army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EYEWITNESSES: A Tale of Two Battle Fronts | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...Abdel Nasser, captured the Arab world. Sadat is basically an uncomplicated person who enjoys a sedate family life with wife Gehan and their children. He is a devout Moslem to the point that his forehead bears the mark caused by a lifetime of touching the head to floor to pray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Sadat: The Man Behind the War | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...name of all that is decent and good about humankind I apologize to my friend for the inhuman treatment she must put up with. I hope that it is in her power to forgive us our sins against her. I pray that children like her might not live the same tortured and unnecessary life in the years to come...

Author: By Geoffrey D. Garin, | Title: For a Friend in the Snakepit | 10/5/1973 | See Source »

Within two days, Wesley was lapsing into periods of unconsciousness. The Rev. Gary Nash, the Parkers' pastor, came to pray, but Wesley spoke only a few words. When Alice Parker decided to buy some fresh insulin, her husband prevented her. Wesley died, and was buried last week with only an undertaker and a gravedigger looking on. His family, believing that he will be resurrected from the grave, stayed home. "I think God is letting it go this far so he can receive the most glory from this when Wesley comes back," Lawrence Parker explained. Pastor Nash, however, was shaken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Matter of Faith | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

...Look, baaaa-by, I don't wanna..."--, there were the City Slickers and the Hicks, the Machos and the Movers. There were roommates on dares, painters after subjects, photographers after models, the set man who needed an extra for "Love Story." And I'd say no, no, no and pray they wouldn't take it personally...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Goodbye to All That, and Good Riddance | 9/1/1973 | See Source »

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