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Word: tearing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Executives of the large coal companies deny that they mishandled the negotiations, or were trying to damage the union. Said Harry Washburn, senior vice president of Cleveland-based North American Coal Corp.: "The operators do not want to tear the union apart. They want a strong union, one that can deliver a work force every morning." Many executives of the big companies are upset about the latest contract proposal and blame Jimmy Carter for it. Said a steel company official: "There's no doubt we were the losers, dragged into defeat by Government intervention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Operators: Divided | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

...scene that confronts Poppa brings a tear to his eye. "I almost thought you guys wouldn't be able to bring it off this time without resorting to something illegal," he muses. "But now I know that out there somewhere, Morey Amsterdam is smiling...

Author: By Richard S. Weisman, | Title: The 130th Clone | 2/25/1978 | See Source »

Born in Hazleton, Pa., Flood boxed at Syracuse University and, after graduation in 1924, joined a touring theatrical company. He performed in more than 50 productions, and grew his trademark mustache for the role of a plantation owner. Age and the wear and tear of his long-running performance on the Capitol Hill stage have lately begun to slow the headliner, who used to rock House debates with melodramatic oratory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Dapper Dan's Toughest Scene | 2/20/1978 | See Source »

...loss isn't enough to tear your heart out, consider this: Harvard had a Phil Evans goal disallowed in the first period when the freshman was called for overtime parking in the crease...

Author: By Bill Scheft, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Quakers Defrost Crimson Icemen, 4-3 | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

Curry oozed finesse with a stylish fall-away jumper to complement a pair of Carle baskets as Harvard began a 19-1 tear that erased a 41-35 deficit and concurrently gave the hosts a commanding 54-42 bulge. The flashy playmaker finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Women Best SMU | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

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