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Word: sparely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite the long days and spare quarters, the Jamaicans seem to enjoy their stint at Bolton. For Trevor Brown, 20, a native of Portland, Jamaica, apple picking has been a steady and therefore welcome source of income for the past four years. At home, Brown guides tourists on a bamboo raft down the Rio Grande near Port Antonio, earning as much as $35 a day. But the tourist trade is unpredictable, so in the slack fall season he flies to Miami and from there travels by bus to New England, where he can make up to $50 a day picking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Doubly Difficult Apple to Pluck | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

Career: 93 right, 23 wrong (.802). That's two points to spare. See you around the campus, sports...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dear Mom | 10/29/1977 | See Source »

...academic community a great disservice by leading it to believe that the vulgar antics of his modern "Atillas" bear any resemblance to the dignified pastimes of Neanderthal Man. Indeed, the Neanderthal Men used eating utensils, played musical instruments, took snuff in moderation, and worked crossword puzzles in their spare time. These noble primates were unfortunately driven into extinction by our own aggressive ancestors, who drank white wine with steak, picked their noses with their thumbs, and made off-color variations on epigrams like "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Noble Neanderthals | 10/25/1977 | See Source »

...Somalis, by contrast, lack the arms to wage a prolonged desert war. Despite some limited help from the Arabs, they may soon run low on fuel, spare parts and ammunition. Earlier this year, the U.S.-an ally of Ethiopia's during the late Emperor Haile Selassie's day-had thought of improving its ties with Somalia by sending some military aid. But after the Somali drive on the Ogaden began in July, Washington decided that it had better stay out of this murky conflict. The Somalis accuse the U.S. of breaking its word-although, in fact, no firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: Sticks, Stones and Rockets | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

...When he kicked it, I knew he had it with ten yards to spare," says Paul Halas, Gary's holder. Bosnic didn't jump and down with glee when it did split the uprights. Rather, he galloped off calmly after his first varsity field goal in the business-like manner that is his trademark...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Gary Bosnic: The Kicker From the Sticks Makes It | 10/22/1977 | See Source »

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