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Word: sip (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crying deliriously, "I love Ireland, I belong to Ireland, God give us freedom!" McManus pleaded with MacStiofáin to relent. "If you die tonight," said the priest, "I am convinced there will be serious trouble in the South of Ireland." A moment later, MacStiofáin took a sip of water, then a Communion wafer and finally a cup of hot, sugared tea. If that was a victory for common sense, it was at least a temporary psychological defeat for the I.R.A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRELAND: A Fateful Second Front | 12/11/1972 | See Source »

...which is made from dark bread and has about the same color as Pepsi-but tastes nothing like it at all. Aside from whatever profits PepsiCo makes on the deal, it may carry one other happy benefit. The droves of U.S. businessmen going to Moscow may be able to sip something during their negotiations other than the ever-present mineral water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EAST-WEST TRADE: The Pepski Generation | 11/27/1972 | See Source »

Tailgaters who don't have the cold cash on hand may bribe Crimson vendors with a sip of Eli quarterback Tom Doyle's favorite drink (to be announced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAH, RAH | 11/22/1972 | See Source »

...Bunny Collector Hugh Hefner's million-dollar hutch in Los Angeles, a hundred or so guests, including Warren Beany, Robert Culp and Peter Sellers had watched a screening of The Godfather beside the swimming pool. Some stayed on to play backgammon, sip their drinks and kibbitz. In another part of the pad, the action suddenly erupted into violence. Four intruders slipped through a gate in Hefner's electrified fence, bumped into a chauffeur and were challenged. Drawing knives, they attacked the chauffeur. When a guard saw the assault on a closed-circuit TV screen and rushed to help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 18, 1972 | 9/18/1972 | See Source »

Eagleton propped his feet up on his desk and took a sip of ice coffee. An imposing picture of his father, the late Mark D. Eagleton, cast an imposing eye upon the Senator as he spoke of his youth and ventual career in politics...

Author: By Richard H. Lyon and Douglas E. Schoen, S | Title: The Dustbin of History -- View From the Bottom | 9/18/1972 | See Source »

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