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Word: sanding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...within herself: finding solace in the literature and old photographs of Emile Zola and Victor Hugo, associating images of her playful grandchildren with Nazi soldiers guarding a campsite. Upon her first visit to the Pacific Ocean. Eva throws off her shoes to run through the water and kick the sand, her inspiration drawing much surprise and disapproval from her husband. But, in spite of his forebearing figure, she manages to triumph over her past imprisonment and basks in the freedom and security of the solitary beach...

Author: By Don ANTHONY Summa, | Title: An Honest Translation | 3/20/1981 | See Source »

...break room that I got my chance to flirt with Jill, an undiscovered sex goddess. Unlikely, you say? How about 14th runner-up-in the Miss New York State contest? She would toss her perfectly coiffed sand-colored hair, hazel eyes twinkling, and say. "So you go to Harvard...

Author: By William F. Hammond, | Title: Folding Cardboard in the Back | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

...often very different. In Malaysia, aspiring foreign businessmen reward government officials by making use of the Malaysian mania for gambling. A common approach is to invite a minister or government official for an afternoon of golf, bet heavily and then spend the next three hours swatting the ball into sand traps. An only slightly more straightforward method is to get into an after-dinner poker game with a key civil servant and lose heavily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Profits in Big Bribery | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...time you stumble back--eight days, 70 verses of "American Pie," 642 beers and one homecoming stop at Buzzy's later--every cell of your being will be satiated with sun, sand, alcohol and the smell of your fellow sun lovers crammed into that Duster for all those hours. But it will have been worth it--the tan alone would be enough; the frisbee games, margaritas and girl you met in Daytona are extra cheese in the taco...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Join the Pilgrimage! Florida Over Spring Break | 3/14/1981 | See Source »

...fact, most of the action--without the crushing crowds--can be found at points north, from Fort Lauderdale up to Pensacola. But there's no need to tie yourself down just because you have an eight-day, seven-night package deal at The Seaward, just ten feet from the sand in Lauderdale. Hop in the car and see the state. Remember--booze and the opposite sex can be found everywhere. Be inventive...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Join the Pilgrimage! Florida Over Spring Break | 3/14/1981 | See Source »

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