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Word: surely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Talbott's insistence on favoring anecdote over content isn't enough to spoil the flow of the book, his other tendecies are sure to detain any reader. Talbott's penchant for acronyms rivals that of the most accomplished New Deal administrator. When he introduces them for important terms to which he repeatedly refers--ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missles), MIRVs (Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicles) and MRVs (Multiple Re-entry Vehicles)--its understandable and helps the reader along. But when he talks about SNLVs (Strategic Nuclear Launch Vehicles), CBMs (Confidence Building Measures) and FRODs (Functionally Related Observable Differences), he sounds like just...

Author: By Richard F. Strasser, | Title: An Arsenal of Anecdotes | 9/26/1979 | See Source »

...They played well--very well," Springfield coach Dottie Potter Zenaty said. "We have to be considered near the top of the teams in this area, and Harvard sure put up a fight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lone Springfield Goal Overcomes Stickwomen Despite Strong Effort By Underdog Crimson | 9/26/1979 | See Source »

...faze Dylan. Jesus is coming again very soon--and we're going to hear about it. Dylan warns us that no matter who you are "You're going to have to serve somebody." And as this narrow-minded album proves, Dylan's going to serve somebody, but it sure isn't going to be his listeners. Even faithful church-goers and Ruth Carter Stapleton fans won't be thrilled by Dylan's new bent...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: The Gospel According to Bob | 9/26/1979 | See Source »

Preston said the decision not to allow free parking on the streets, which was made after a series of meetings between Boston and Cambridge police officials, is "an attempt to make sure the streets stay open, especially for emergency vehicles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Battens Down For Followers of Pope | 9/25/1979 | See Source »

When Kissinger says that, even with the benefit of hindsight, he is not sure what he should have done seven years ago, the Carter Administration can be forgiven for some puzzlement about how to proceed now, as it tries to deal prudently with undemocratic, potentially unstable regimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Dilemma of with Dictators | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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