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Word: sportingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...case has prompted soul-searching on the part of legislators, who have suddenly discovered that they are a very fallible lot. Another legislator, also a Democrat, has admitted to receiving $5,000 from a dog-racing promoter in early 1977, eleven weeks before introducing a bill to legalize that sport. He has been asked to resign, but has not done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: House Felon | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

Since "strict discretion is absolutely necessary" if terrorists are to blend in with their surroundings, "every comrade must be decorously dressed and be personally well-kept: clean shaven and hair cut." (In fact, several prominent Brigatisti, including imprisoned Leader Renato Curcio, do sport beards.) Terrorists are admonished "as a matter of principle" to be "reassuring and kind to neighbors and not make noise after hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: How to Be a Terrorist | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...women's ice hockey team passed the acid test of dawn practices and Sunday morning games this winter as a first-year club sport, and Coach Joe Bertagna looks forward to Level Two (varsity) status next winter...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: A Cold Draft for Curry | 5/5/1978 | See Source »

...Maybe when they find out that we're giving out letters, or that we're a varsity sport, we'll get some of the better female athletes around," Elmblad said...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: A Cold Draft for Curry | 5/5/1978 | See Source »

Chinaglia believes that pro soccer must go through an evolution if it is truly to command fan loyalty. Says he: "For the sport to grow, it has to have American superstars." If the new young soccer pros are any indication, the American superstars are surely on their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Here Come the Americans | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

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