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Word: smarted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Patrick Gray III. "Oh, he's dumb ... he is just quite stubborn and also he isn't very smart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: An Intimate Glimpse of a Private President | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

Okun said large corporations use big contributions as a means of gaining undue power. "Howard Hughes, who is a smart investor, regarded political contributions as in important part of his investment portfolio," he said...

Author: By Peter J. Ferrara, | Title: Former CEA Chairman Says 'Dollars Have Polluted Rights' | 4/17/1974 | See Source »

Chastened by the outcry, Perk last week relented and added four laymen to the commission; but the clergymen remain in the majority. A smart investigator, after all, need not be a prosecutor or a lawyer. Indeed, a corrupt cop might just be more willing to confess to clergymen, if only because they can keep secrets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The God Squad | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

...fourth-graders in Room 317 at P.S. 106 in The Bronx are pretty much in agreement about their assistant teacher, Leachim. They all think he is very smart and has a remarkable memory for their individual habits, failings and hobbies. They like most of his jokes and the way he sings, "even though he has a bad voice," and they have learned to put up with his occasional cross moods. Most important of all, the children think of Leachim as their friend, as well as a good teacher. All of which is quite an achievement for a robot with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Marvel of The Bronx | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

...give me that smart-ass Jewish attitude, because I've been a smart-ass Jew for 16 years of my life." The police newspaper has called him "Bozo the Clown"; for this and other insults, he has filed a $200,000 libel suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Order in Court | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

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