Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...walked off their jobs and brought the city dangerously close to paralysis. Lindsay's successor, 67-year-old Abraham Beame, the city's first Jewish mayor, has faced no comparable calamities since becoming the new tenant in Gracie Mansion. But his opening weeks have not been as smooth as cream cheese either. Having based his political reputation on a decades-long record of personal integrity, Beame pledged during his campaign "to make our administration a model of honest government." Nonetheless, he has been singularly unlucky in choosing top appointees who could measure up to his lofty standards under...
Harvard's freshman hockey team skated to its seventh victory of the year yesterday, a smooth 4-1 win over the Boston College freshman squad...
...constitution calling for power-sharing between the majority Protestants and minority Catholics. The measure passed, and led to the formation of an eleven-man coalition Executive to rule Northern Ireland. It was after the coalition was created that the Council of Ireland agreement was drawn up to smooth out relations between the province and the republic...
...edge because of its overall strength: "They have Larry Csonka powering up the middle. Mercury Morris is unstoppable around the ends, plus you've got Bob Griese at quarterback and Paul Warfield as wide receiver. And you've got that great offensive line. It's a smooth machine." On defense, Martin thinks "Miami is the toughest in the league." Indeed, they have allowed opponents only 11 points per game this season. Figures Martin: "I just don't think Minnesota, even with Fran Tarkenton mixing up plays and scrambling, can consistently move the ball against Miami...
...first distinctive changes were cautious: fluttering, real-life lashes and movable glass eyes. Later, as the times grew more daring, belly buttons appeared between skimpy bikini halves; dimpled knees and smooth, fleshy thighs flashed below microminis; nipples poked through braless blouses. Even mannequins, it seems, keep up with the times...