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Word: sedans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...casual reader of these essays who thinks he is strolling down the garden path of English whimsy will soon find his heels being nipped by demons. Like the Irish country house of Cousin Ursula, the Warner world is haunted. Exotic objects like an old sedan chair mysteriously move themselves about at night. Can it all be explained by muscular rats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Teacup Demons | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

Saugus officers are also trying to locate a late-model Chevrolet sedan that three witnesses reported seeing near the marsh early in the morning on the shoulder of the northbound lane of Route 107 November 29, Charbrier said. She said the automobile was described as beige with large rust spots, but no identification was made of the license plate...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Search for Graduate Student Continues | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

Still, Renault's engineers are highly respected in the industry. A fortnight ago, to the raves of European auto writers, the company unveiled its newest model, the four-door R9 sedan. Roomier and posher than the R5, it will be manufactured not only in France but also at an American Motors factory in Kenosha, Wis., starting next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nationalization, French-Style | 10/5/1981 | See Source »

...first is truly fascinating, showing the curious exactly where on one's auto one should paste both one's Commonwealth of Massachusetts non-resident student registration ("top center of windshield") and faculty, staff or student parking permit ("to be placed here.") The front and the rear of the sedan are labeled for easy identification. The other illustration--a flow chart of Harvard's organizational structure--is harder to follow. Power seems to flow from the Board of Overseers through the President and Fellows and down to the Expository Writing Committee. Connected by a dotted line--indicative of their mystifying purposes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bad Book | 8/14/1981 | See Source »

...Cadillac name plate on something as thinly veiled as the Cimarron? I doubt it." The new model is designed to appeal mainly to a new Cadillac customer: well-heeled younger drivers who can afford a $12,900 BMW 3201 or an $11,100 Audi 4000. But will a sports sedan customer be attracted to a car that has traditionally been synonymous with conspicuous consumption? And will he pay several thousand dollars more for a Cadillac than for a similarly equipped Pontiac J2000 that is built in the same plant? Admits one GM executive: "It will be a real test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit Is Fighting Back | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

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