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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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University officials predictably kept quiet. Paul Smith, manager of custodial services, said, "I don't like to talk about such things," and refused to comment further...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Personnel Problems | 9/20/1980 | See Source »

...First War returns to Europe leading a pack of good but green recruits against Hitler's huns. Mark Hamill is the soft-spoken hero with a streak of cowardice. Bobby DiCicco is the eyetalian who wants to open a bagel shop when he gets home. Kelly Ward is the quiet cartoonist who draws pictures when he's not drawing fire. And Robert Carradine is Sam Fuller, a scruffy, fast-talking writer from Brooklyn who lives on cigar smoke instead of oxygen...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The Fine Art of Survival | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

...First War returns to Europe leading a pack of good but green recruits against Hitler's huns. Mark Hamill is the soft-spoken hero with a streak of cowardice. Bobby DiCicco is the eyetalian who wants to open a bagel shop when he gets home. Kelly Ward is the quiet cartoonist who draws pictures when he's not drawing fire. And Robert Carradine is Sam Fuller, a scruffy, fast-talking writer from Brooklyn who lives on cigar smoke instead of oxygen...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The Fine Art of Survival | 9/10/1980 | See Source »

...First War returns to Europe leading a pack of good but green recruits against Hitler's huns. Mark Hamill is the soft-spoken hero with a streak of cowardice. Bobby DiCicco is the eyetalian who wants to open a bagel shop when he gets home. Kelly Ward is the quiet cartoonist who draws pictures when he's not drawing fire. And Robert Carradine is Sam Fuller, a scruffy, fast-talking writer from Brooklyn who lives on cigar smoke instead of oxygen...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The Fine Art of Survival | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...convention headquarters, the volunteers remain quiet. Deprived of substantial responsibility by their appointed bosses, they secretly hope for an open convention but keep their opinions secret. Menial tasks take on increase importance. They talk about convention buses and hotel reservations. When conversation turns to Carter versus Kennedy politics, it's far easier to talk about how many credentials are being printed. Or about which colors will look best on the convention floor...

Author: By Lewis J. Liman, | Title: Convention Blues | 8/8/1980 | See Source »

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