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Word: tenseness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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The ceremonial highlight of the second day of the visit was the 137-mile, four-hour train ride from the capital to Alexandria, through Sadat's home district in the heart of the verdant Nile delta. "This is my Georgia," exclaimed the Egyptian leader, pointing to the landscape of thatched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Final, Extra Mile | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

Akins charged that the U.S. had not really understood the causes of the Iranian revolution. Said he: "There were only two issues. They weren't land reform; you talk to Iranians about land reform and they laugh at you. They weren't women's rights, rights of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Searching for the Right Response | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

Bok notes the "impossibility" of the ACSR accurately representing all of Harvard's students, faculty, many tens of thousands of alumni and thousands of employees, parents of students, extension students, and others who take an active interest in Harvard's affairs."

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Bok Opposes Two Reforms Designed to Alter ACSR | 3/9/1979 | See Source »

There are millions of automatobiles on Earth, tens of millions. If the thought gets rooted in them that they're slaves; that they should do something about it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: What Makes Isaac Write? | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

A few Midwestern businessmen were exhilarated by the storm. Wisconsin's eight snowblower manufacturers worked overtime trying to keep pace with demand. Curtis Barren, a Chicago AMC dealer, sold 37 four-wheel-drive Jeeps in five days (vs. a typical three or four). And with so many offices and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Who Will Stop the Snow? | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

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