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...Moss for one instrumental section; later Moss takes another while Paxton disappears to change from a red T-shirt into a yellow one. The concert ends as Paxton, drawing a deep breath, exchanges a look with Moss that says, "Okay, now just one more." He then springs into a strenuous, exhilarating knot of dancing that inspires the small audience to respond with lengthy applause...

Author: By Susan A. Manning, | Title: Knots and Bolts | 5/3/1977 | See Source »

Brazil recognizes that America, its best customer for shoes, cannot indefinitely absorb its footwear and is now making a strenuous effort to find other markets. As a Hong Kong tex tile manufacturer says: "We know we cannot just flood the world, but we do think we should be entitled to a fair share of the annual growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Perils of Rising Protectionism | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

...released from prison a fortnight earlier. "It is as important to keep our freedom secure from this type of government as to keep it in the face of a foreign threat." Desai drew a roar of approval when he accused the government of "vasectomizing" democracy-a reference to the strenuous program of birth control by sterilization that has caused riots and resentment throughout much of North India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Opposition Strikes Back | 2/14/1977 | See Source »

...opponent in single numbers (15-4, 15-2, 15-9), and only Kaplan and John Havens, the latter playing in the number four position after a Monday challenge loss to Mark Panarese, allowed less. For Havens, undefeated at two last year, playing in the fourth position is as strenuous as passing up a meal in one of the Houses...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Racquetmen Do It Again, 9-0 | 1/13/1977 | See Source »

Staiger said athletic proficiency is not a major qualification. "Candidates must be physically able to lead a strenuous and active life," a qualification most college students meet, he added...

Author: By Eric B. Fried and Deborah Gelin, S | Title: Five Harvard Rhodes Winners Include Three Radcliffe Women | 1/4/1977 | See Source »

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