Word: sit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clock news. A frat brother approaches her. "If I don't see the news I feel out of touch," she explains, rather breathlessly. "But if you want to change it to Saturday Night Live, it's O.K. with me." He does, and they sit together watching. In quiet darkness, or boozy haze, most of the conversation seems as timeless and fraudulent as ever. "You got a date?" "No babe yet. But it's early." "Well, lacrosse tryouts are coming up next week. Coach doesn't like us going in for stuff like that. It cuts your...
OTHER POLITICAL REALITIES indicate the spectrum fee may be counterproductive. Commercial broadcasters already have voiced strong objections to the idea. When push comes to shove, the broadcasting industry--specifically the National Association of Broadcasters--is not going to sit back and "pay for its competition." At worst, a trade-off will be demanded; and at best, relations between broadcasting's public and commercial sectors will be strained...
...commission's ability to perform its function is greatly impaired by the administration's stubbornness and sees a battle ahead over authorization of the investigative spots: "You just have to take one look at our offices, they are barren. We have a place to live but no place to sit down...
...President José López Portillo a few days ago, and momentarily wondered if he should respond. Then in a fraction of a second he decided that the better part of wisdom and the greater part of courage for the leader of a superpower was to sit calmly and quietly. In Mexico there was some grudging appreciation. In America, beset by too many inner doubts, there was plenty of criticism...
...Harvard swimming coaches in recent years, the announcement of diving scores has become music to their ears, meaning that it's time to sit back and watch the points pile up on the scoreboard in the column under...