Word: surprisingness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The flip side, though is that the town meeting makes for a community actively involved in its own governance. The affairs of the town are laid out in the open, and a surprising number of residents show up to deal with them. Many towns across the country have people interested...
It had not been surprising when Dartmouth jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first period. B.U. had played relatively cruddy hockey for the past month. It was less surprising when the national champions came back to tie the game, 3-3, in the second. The Terriers...
"This is a struggle for the soul of the country." So declared an impassioned leader of the upstart Scottish National Party, as Britain approached a long-awaited referendum on "devolution," the Labor government's plan to transfer authority in health, education, housing and other matters from the Parliament in...
The results were not always predictable; some of the blockbusters failed to go off. On the other hand, the figures were rarely very surprising. On that famous night of Feb. 11, all the networks did well. ABC's Elvis! was on top with 39% of the audience, CBS and...
Throughout the country, in cities like San Francisco, Houston, Washington, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Chicago, New York and Boston, apartment dwellers are getting surprising messages as more and more rental buildings in desirable neighborhoods go "condo" or "co-op." The owner of a cooperative buys shares in a corporation that owns his...