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Word: somewhat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...somewhat surprised that you made no mention at all of Israel's experiment in social democracy, which has certainly played a major role in successfully reshaping Jewish society in its country. The kibbutz, Israel's collective farm, is perhaps the most original and certainly the most successful working model of a socialist idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 3, 1978 | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

Though I am a staid and somewhat conservative professional man inured to beautiful women thrust on me by the media, your feature on Cheryl Tiegs moves me to comment: "Woof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 27, 1978 | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

...second vote could be as cliffhanging as the first; half a dozen Senators who voted aye last week say they will not necessarily vote the same way again. The opponents vow to keep up the pressure. The fact that one treaty has been approved, however, makes it somewhat easier to pass the other. Moreover, the point has been made-and reinforced by the reservations-that the U.S. has the perpetual right to come to the defense of the waterway. A treaty solidly in the national interest has become even more advantageous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Carter Wins on Panama | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

...success of the play, however, ultimately relies on the quality of the acting, and in this production of Ten Little Indians the actors do a fairly good job. The somewhat colorless leads are adequately played by Ted Wiprud as Philip Lombard, the cynical adventurer, and Troy Segal, the flirtatious and sexy secretary, Vera Claythorne. Wiprud's role is admittedly somewhat stereotyped, and as he appropriately swaggers around the stage, flirting with the all-too-ready Vera, he gives the audience little more than a superficial performance of a one-dimensional character...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Murder in the Fishbowl | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

...leads, Robert Zanon is most effective as the solemn and somewhat eerie Judge Laurence Wargrove, who organizes the guests' self-defense. Zanon is suitably authoritative and expresses well the mystery that surrounds each of the guests...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Murder in the Fishbowl | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

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