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Word: signed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...initiative, partly because they fear he will fail. Now, apparently, they are having second thoughts. In Beirut last week, a former Lebanese Premier, Saeb Salam, strongly supported Sadat. Since Salam is widely regarded as Riyadh's man in Lebanon, the Arab world interpreted his words as an indirect sign that Saudi Arabia, with its enormous economic powers of persuasion, was moving toward an open endorsement of Egypt's position. That possibility alone should serve to bolster Anwar Sadat's sagging spirits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: At the Beginning of a Long Tunnel | 1/23/1978 | See Source »

That's what I keep telling Henry-sign something,' Betsy said quietly. 'It seems to me he ought to be a little cautious, seeing as how Lester is always taking advantage of him. I mean, the phone's always ringing, or that radio gadget in the truck, and there's Lester saying, "Henry, do this, do that." And it's not ranch work. It's Lester wanting someone to help him clean his swimming pool, or fix his roof, or run over to the feedyard and make sure those Okie calves he keeps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tall in the Pickup Truck | 1/23/1978 | See Source »

...timer put out a sign for two laps remaining for a guy I'd lapped, then put out the sign for one after I'd gone by him," Sheehan said. "It wasn't until half a lap was left that they fired the gun, and I realized what had happened...

Author: By Theodore S. Chandler, | Title: Sheehan and Stiles Break Barriers In Two-Mile and Pole Vault Events | 1/20/1978 | See Source »

...Management and Budget, called attention to the plight of citizens confronted with bad writing. Until recently, applicants for a Citizens Band radio license were advised: "Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact required by the Commission shall be personally signed by the applicant . . ." In other words, the applicant should sign the form himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Waging War on Legalese | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

...conference championship game, Goldberg had another morale booster up his sleeve. Since his company had a contract to demolish a twelve-story building in Denver's downtown, Goldberg had the three-ton ball on his wrecking crane painted orange and hung a sign on the side of the building with OAKLAND painted in huge letters on it. A crowd of hundreds gathered to watch and cheer the destruction. The darker side: when a man walked into a bar and turned on the jukebox during a televised Bronco game, he got into a frenzied argument with irate fans, one of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Denver and Dallas | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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