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Word: switches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Barnett and Foglietta are taking no chances. Campaign commercials open with a newspaper clipping of Myers' explusion, then switch to a picture of a ballot. The camera moves down the Democratic ticket, then pans to the right and Foglietta's spot on the independent column--"just to make sure people know," Barnett says...

Author: By Geoffrey T. Gibbs, | Title: Dead But Still Running | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...more electoral votes. Estimates by TIME correspondents show Reagan leading in states with 246 electoral votes, Carter in states with only 159. But many of the leads are so slim that Republican Pollster Robert Teeter estimates that a swing of a mere 3% in the national popular vote could switch states with 200 electoral votes-a remarkable number. Essentially the election is turning out exactly the way many political pros always thought it would: so close that almost anything could decide the outcome at the last minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling Down the Stretch | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

Kelley also felt coach Carie Graves' switch of Kate Butler from three seat to bow helped the balance of the boat, solving one of the squad's main problems. The eight was kept at an even low cadence to best utilize the power of the Radcliffe squad...

Author: By Lucy M. Schulte, | Title: Harvard Second Overall in Head of the Charles | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

...name of the portable game is features, but these bring up the cost. The first of these is the two-band unit, covering both AM and FM; it has a carrying strap and a rear mounted switch for selecting AM or FM, a telescoping antenna and a jack for an in-the-ear headphone. It's possible to pick up stereo FM stations but these portables are designed for mono only, and have just a single small speaker. The power source is a single 9-volt battery. Total weight, including the battery, is about 10 ounces...

Author: By Martin Clifford, | Title: IN BOTH EARS | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

...equipped with a beep wake-up alarm that will run for about four minutes after the selected alarm time has been reached and it will then turn off automatically. Unlike analog clocks, the digital in the radio has an AM and PM indicator. The clock has an hour switch, minute and second display switches...

Author: By Martin Clifford, | Title: IN BOTH EARS | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

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