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Word: third (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nature did not deal Gelsey an ideal hand, but she trumped every disadvantage. Her facial features seem to have been intended for a slightly larger head. So? What big blue eyes she has and what an alluring Gioconda half-smile, all the better to be seen clearly from the third balcony. And those long arms and legs: Should they not be attached to a bigger body? In motion, Gelsey's torso seems to lose what little substance it has. Mass is translated into a continuum of grace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: U.S. Ballet Soars | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

...started out with a fluid, adagio style, which usually comes only after long experience. His languid grace reflects an easygoing personality: "If dancing becomes so serious that it can make or break my psyche, then it's no more fun." He literally stumbled into ballet. Coaxed by a third-grade classmate into a tap class, he found he could not keep his balance; his father, a Vermont meat-packing company owner, suggested that he try ballet as a remedy. Even after achieving success in showpieces like Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, McKenzie is modest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Others at the Turning Point | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

...onslaught continued in the third as Mark Bingham doubled. Jim Peccerillo's foul pop-up got the dropsy treatment from three Tigers and he used the life to produce a single that moved Bingham to third. Paul Halas picked up the RBI with a sacrifice...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Batsmen Tame Tigers Twice | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Clifford sailed along as he scattered singles in the second and third, but got into trouble in the fourth. After a walk, designated hitter Rod Shepard ripped a liner to leftfield...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Batsmen Tame Tigers Twice | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

Clifford got a break when Shepard's shot sneaked through a hole in the fence, making it a ground-rule double and preventing the run from scoring. Second baseman Halas then saved at least one run with a diving stab of a line drive for the rally-killing third...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Batsmen Tame Tigers Twice | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

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