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Word: tested (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...example). What he really wants is a decent replacement for his air-conditioned, 8-m.p.g. '71 Chevy Impala. He was pretty disappointed when the so-called Moodymobile raised hopes and made headlines by getting from Florida to Washington, D.C., at 84 m.p.g. only to flunk its EPA emissions test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Michigan: A New Fuels Paradise | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...meet the EPA's minimum emissions standards. The best diesel got 89 m.p.g., the best gasoline entry only 56. Poor old Wisconsin, Stout, apparently could not keep all that wonderful, inexpensive hydrogen from leaking out of its canister and never got going long enough to complete a road test. The disconsolate car owner makes a date with his local garage to tune up the old Impala...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Michigan: A New Fuels Paradise | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...Watergate had already started when he joined the G.O.P. Says he: "I joined you in the greatest depths of the fortunes of this party, when the party was down, so I can't be accused of opportunism." He sometimes adds a footnote, that if lifelong Republicanism is a litmus test, then Reagan, who was a Democrat until 1962, must also be disqualified. 3) The White House tapes. When the existence of the White House tapes became public knowledge, Connally's aggressive advice to his friend Nixon was to destroy them quickly. "Call in a group of witnesses, make sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot on the Campaign Trail | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...freshman orientation week is not packed with enough activities, administrators will put freshmen through a test new to the docket this year--one to determine their writing skills...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Freshmen Face Writing Test; Tutors to Aid Low Scorers | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...Attorney General Richard Gebelein. Yet several policemen still suspect Pagano. "I'm convinced that we had the right man," says one. "If I didn't think he did it, he wouldn't be here." The policemen point out that Clouser failed to pass a lie detector test when he declared his guilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mea Culpa | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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