Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...soon as the journey begins the music comes on and nothing happens until lunchtime. When the box lunches are distributed there is a slight commotion punctuated by titters and whispers. This is because traditionally women are not allowed to eat in public. Unfortunately there is no place to hide on the bus, the journey is long, and the novelty of a box lunch is tempting. Some of the real stoics hold out, but most women break hastily into their provisions and sneak bits of food underneath their veils when they think nobody is looking...
...deserve the best." Dillon was treated to Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. After the first movement there was an ovation. Abravanel explained that the symphony had four movements, so would the audience please save the applause until the end. The audience obediently counted; unfortunately, there was only a slight pause between the third and fourth movements, so that when the symphony crescendoed to conclusion, it was greeted with silence...
This movie is slight enough to get blown away by an early spring breeze...
Despite earlier revelations about the pill and cancer, and the growth of the women's liberation movement of the 1960's and 70's, doctors at UHS say that very few men come in to ask about male contraceptive methods. In fact, there is only a very slight increase in the Harvard male's responsibility for birth control at all, they...
Although the decision to slight Massachusetts in funding came from Bayh's national campaign staff, his people in Massachusetts made a miscalculation of their own. They expected a low turnout in Massachusetts, of perhaps 400,000 Democrats. Despite the day-long snowstorm that hit New England last Tuesday, the turnout was about 680,000--a record for a presidential primary here. In the last few days before the election, Bayh's staff had been hoping its man would pull about 10 per cent of the vote--not a winning share, but enough to keep him alive. They had identified almost...