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Word: switches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last switch-hitter to win the American league MVP Award' It wasn't Mickey Mantle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Sports Cube's 1983 Baseball Quiz | 4/6/1983 | See Source »

...early scenes Baby is either an object of offstage. The appearance of an actor (Stephen Rowe) to give personality to Baby (now a college freshman) marks a transition. From that point the play becomes the very personal struggle of Baby to escape his parents' nightmare. For the audience, the switch from observing objects labeled "Mother." Father," and "Baby" to watching a real person in obvious pain is harsh, a switch in genre rather than mood. Although there are several good laughts after the transition, the play is no longer a comedy. The revolting nature of the young man's situation...

Author: By Frances T. Ruml, | Title: Bringing Up Baby | 4/5/1983 | See Source »

...sector of society, including industry, culture and the arts, public health and the military. Peking's Capital Iron and Steel Complex now gives bonuses to its 70,000 workers when they meet specific requirements. By 1985, according to the government, 72,000 hotels, restaurants, bathhouses and barbershops will switch to the new system. The businesses will pay taxes to the government. Anything earned above the taxes will be shared among employees or reinvested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Certain Measures of Capitalism | 4/4/1983 | See Source »

...possible deadlock was the farthest thing from the Crimson minds, though, when with 12 minutes remaining the laxwomen hold on 11-8 lead. Crucial turnovers caused the game's momentum to switch to Temple, which needed some last-second heroics to tie the game. Jan Gowan's goal with just four seconds remaining left the Crimson crushed, and holders of a 3-1-1 record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Laxwomen Fall Short of Expectations | 4/4/1983 | See Source »

...work a telephone. If the tardy taxpayer does not answer, the computer will hang up and call again in half an hour. It will continue this all day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and also Saturday mornings. When the delinquent finally answers, the computer will switch the call to a Treasury agent, and at the same time the agent's video screen will light up with all the details of the taxpayer's derelictions. "This will drastically increase the number of accounts that a revenue agent can contact," says Dean Morrow, acting assistant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheating by the Millions | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

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