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Word: talled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have noticed something that looks new in the Square these days-12 foot-tall clock in front of Harvard Trust...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Trust's Clock Returns | 2/12/1985 | See Source »

Developers say they are willing to join forces with the city and search for a solution to the housing problem, but only on the condition that reforms in rent control also be put on the table. And anyone acquainted with Cambridge politics knows that is a tall order...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: Plan to Increase to Housing Stock Draws Opposition | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...With his tall and portly frame, his gleaming bald head and jovial, Buddha- like countenance, James Beard was central casting's dream of a food writer come true. Almost until his death last week of a heart attack following a kidney infection, Beard, 81, remained a monumental and genial presence in New York City food markets and restaurants, where his passion for good eating invariably proved contagious. Displaying a grand flair for showmanship refined by early training for the stage, he created dramatic settings for his cooking classes, for his writing and entertaining, and for his superb collection of majolica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Grand Pooh-Bah of Food: James Beard: 1903-1985 | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

...brother in 5'-8". Doug Flutie would not describe either of us as being tall. However, he would describe us as being Black. I may be wrong, but I believe it is a fair reading of the facts to say that these officers were informed simply that one or more Black males had entered the building without identification, and on the basis of this "description" alone, the officers set about ferreting out the suspects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sad Irony | 1/23/1985 | See Source »

...Harvard building without proper identification--or even a "white male with a moustache and wearing a dark suit"--without obtaining further descriptive information. Yet, I know that last night, officers twice stopped me, my brother, and, I suppose, several other Black males in the IAB--or at least the "tall" ones--until they had apprehended the offending parties. This University owes an explanation to its Black students, faculty, and personnel, as well as to the rest of the "Harvard community." And it owes that explanation long before the next January 15th. I anxiously await your response. Ronald R. Ross Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sad Irony | 1/23/1985 | See Source »

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