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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year ago, the Council for Florida Libraries, the Friends of the Monroe County Library, and the Miami Herald decided to hold one of their book-and-author events in Key West. The local luminaries gladly volunteered to divulge an opinion or two. The quiet little chat over coffee cups that was planned turned into a verbal extravaganza after a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., travel agency put together a package tour. "It ended up an incredible thing," says Travel Agent Judy Twyford. "People don't want to just sit by the pool any more, they want to get together and talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Key West: The Writer as a Star | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

While observers are reluctant to predict how long this period of quiet, concerned student involvement will last, they say the mood and activity of the campus is beginning to resemble Harvard in the late '50s and early...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Doing Unto Others | 1/27/1984 | See Source »

...There is [now] a quiet but deeper effort at practical ways of helping others," says Dean of Students Archie C. Epps Ill. "It is quieter, but only compared to the '60s. That period can now be seen as really exceptional...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Doing Unto Others | 1/27/1984 | See Source »

Rock's quiet manner often intimidates strangers and can daunt even close friends. Says one associate: "I was scared to death of him for the first ten years I knew him." Nevertheless, Rock has a thoughtful paternal side, which he shows particularly to favored protégés. He includes them in attractive deals and cautions them against squandering their fortunes by selling their stock too early. In December 1982, he treated Apple Chairman Steven Jobs, 28, to his first opera, Tosca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arthur Rock: The Best Long-Ball Hitter Around | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...near-flawless checking game brought the Eagles their fifth consecutive game in a Bright Center both as crowded and quiet as Lamont Library. The visitors observed the ancient axiom--go for the man, not the puck--and generally kept the Crimson at a safe distance from goalie Scott Gordon...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Crimson Takes Its Best Shot: B.C., 3-1 | 1/4/1984 | See Source »

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