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Word: slims (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...film's-ending. Comic without being cruel since Schwarzenegger numbers among his many gifts the ability to let losers down lightly -it has tact, delicacy and psychological acuity. These are qualities few fictional films have managed in recent months. For documentarians to quarry them out of a seemingly slim slice of life seems almost miraculous, particularly since neither director can be considered a seasoned talent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Delicate Beefcake Ballet | 1/24/1977 | See Source »

UConn held onto both the ball and its slim lead, going into a five-corner freeze until Rogers fouled Whelton at 0:56. Whelton sank both ends of a one-and-one, icing the game...

Author: By John Donley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: ...and UConn Escapes With 68-64 Win Over Cagers | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

Salt-and-pepper-haired and slim -he has trimmed down by cutting ice cream out of his diet-Fraser should be more of a public personality than Woodcock. "Doug is much more charismatic than Leonard," says a friend of both men. "He's much more flamboyant." He is also a more forceful and engaging speaker, who is likely to follow more effectively in Reuther's path as an apostle of social change. He backed liberal Democrat Mo Udall in the primaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fraser a Shoo-in | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

...Beret commander, trim and tough, Brando, who was paid $2 million, panted through the paddies like Sidney Greenstreet vainly looking for the way to Rick's Bar. Coppola's solution was to film only Brando's face and hands in closeup and to use a suitably slim, 6-ft. 5-in. double for long shots. Even Coppola's inventiveness had no remedies, however, for the two typhoons that ripped up his sets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Get Ready for Blood, Sweat and Women | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

...woodwork to look over their chances. Business and labor leaders are scouting the field for candidates to represent their interests. One prominent businessman said two weeks ago he would like to see another "benevolent dictator" keeping Chicago stable. Chances of a repeat performance of the Daley act are very slim, but here are the politicians interested in running for mayor--the first step towards filling those big shoes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet Your New Dictator | 1/11/1977 | See Source »

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