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Word: retainers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Medical School will have to abide by the law, passed in late September, in order to retain a $1000 federal subsidy for each medical student, F. Sargent Cheever, director of admissions at the medical school said yesterday...

Author: By Alice Weil, | Title: Medical School Told to Admit Students Abroad | 10/28/1976 | See Source »

...reason for this is Billy Wilson's choreography and musical staging, which was nominated for a Tony award. The big production numbers manage to retain a sense of lightness and elegance, even while displaying enormous technical virtuosity. The overture to the show is accompanied by an elaborately intricate dance sequence which conveys the mood of Renaissance Harlem street life, and distinctly resembles Wilson's work in the revival of Guys and Dolls in New York, although less slapstick and faster paced...

Author: By Jay E. Golan, | Title: Take the 'A' Train | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

...move away from leftist policies is hard to say. Certainly the immediate tasks will be to choose a new Politburo and Standing Committee, both of which have been depleted through the deaths of old leaders and the new purges. Some of the radicals' rhetoric is likely to be retained indefinitely, partly to avoid the appearance of an abrupt departure from policies once sanctioned by Mao, but also to satisfy the Central Committee members who retain some sympathy for the radicals' views. Still, the more Utopian of the leftist policies will probably be quietly dropped in favor of greater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: GREAT PURGE IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

...follow his heart and escape from his former life with Ruth unscathed. His litany to her is cowardly and irresponsible--don't hate me, he whines, be happy for me, don't make it difficult for me. His egocentricity gnaws at us, the egocentricity of a man attempting to retain his innocence while all those around him are losing theirs...

Author: By Seth Kaplan, | Title: Adam and Eve in Connecticut | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

...denominator for such a sweeping change, voted not only to continue their underwear taboo but also to deny a request-by the Hanes Corp. to test some uninhibited ads for its Bali bras. Not content with just barring the living bra from U.S. TV, the board also decided to retain its "anti-quaffing" dictum and to consider banning beer and wine testimonials by celebrities admired by youngsters to boot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Showing It Like It Isn't | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

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