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Word: seemly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because we are not subjected to reading their bumper stickers, breathing their fumes and being blown off the roads by them, we seem to think railroads don't do anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 5, 1979 | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...advantageous thing, would have been to talk back. Or would it? Newly minted Presidential Candidate John Connally, who comes out of the assertive Southwest border tradition, probably would have handled the matter differently. Or so he indicated last week as he roared through his native land, proclaiming that "we seem to have lost our zest for strong leadership-we have to recapture our pride and self-respect before others can feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: We Argue About Courage Again | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...similar force was quickly defeated by the Ugandan army in 1972, a year after Amin seized power. But this time the invaders seem to have the upper hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UGANDA: A Tyrant in Trouble | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...only issue on its agenda. Congressmen, too, though opposed to the whole idea of a convention, would obviously prefer one with narrow authority. In fact, the dire warnings against a convention run wild come only from opponents who are using them as a scare tactic; convention supporters seem perfectly willing to limit themselves...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Invasion of the Budget Snatchers | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

...wisecracks from the ever-genial Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda), concerned the creation of an independent state in the camp saloon. MASH has developed a company, much like that of the lamented Mary Tyler Moore Show, which can sustain an occasional weak plot. After Flatbush, even mere competency would seem like The Tempest...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Toobs on the Tube | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

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