Word: rankness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...members of the congressional Black Caucus rapped Carter's remarks as "profoundly unfortunate. thoroughly unfounded" and warned that his words had further endangered his support in the black community. As shown in a telephone poll taken for the New York Times and CBS, Carter's popularity among rank-and-file black voters late last month was high-he got a 69% approval rating, though it was down from 83% in April...
However, in his role as director of a play that resembles a massive military cam paign as much as it does a drama, Van Bridge deserves the rank of four-star general. Everybody involved in Man and Superman merits praise without stint, for they have taken one of the masterworks of the 20th century theater and brought it to effulgent life...
...equivalent of 1 million bbl. per day of oil, or 2.5% of the U.S.'s daily energy consumption. More than 70% of all new homes built in the U.S. now have central air conditioning, and 53% of all older homes have at least one room unit. Air conditioners rank behind only space and water heaters among the home appliances as drains on the nation's energy resources...
Then horse-borne Cossacks, rank...
...rank, Their shoulders squared back...