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Word: thrustingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...committee member emphasizes the main thrust will probably be toward changing attitudes among Faculty members that tend to de-emphasize teaching. Whether through money incentives or mandatory classes, the member said, somehow professors must "be taught" the importance of teaching...

Author: By Nicole Seligman and Charles E. Shepard, S | Title: The Task Forces Teeter Along | 3/2/1976 | See Source »

Those victories thrust Moore into the semi-finals of the consolation tournament, where she lost to Martha Cook of Williams, who eventually won the tournament, yesterday...

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: Radcliffe Squash Places High In the Nationals at Dartmouth | 3/1/1976 | See Source »

...Atwood, held a pistol in her face. When Patty screamed, she was struck in the face with what she thought was a rifle butt, and she was bound, gagged and blindfolded. For a while, she lost consciousness. When she came to, she was being dragged down the stairs and thrust into the trunk of the getaway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIALS: Patty's Terrifying Story | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

...more crowds gathered, the shouting competitors silenced. It was 14-13--Sunstein's advantage. The Californian served, they volleyed. Then a final Crimson cheer, and Sunstein thrust up his arms in victory. "I wanted to keep it exciting," Sunstein said after the match...

Author: By Amy Sacks, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Squashed in National Title Bid | 2/17/1976 | See Source »

...more and more instances, it threatens to replace it. The transformation has involved many factors: the dizzying speed with which news now travels, the way it is organized (or not organized), the emerging belief in the "objectivity" of news presentation and, above all, the quantity of information that is thrust at us. Where once there were several dozen news papers, plus books, correspondence and a pamphlet literature, Americans now have access to some 1,500 daily newspapers, more than 10,000 magazines, nearly 1,000 television channels and almost 8,000 radio stations. Of course, the bigger numbers reflect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bicentennial Essay: From Sermons to Sonys: HOW WE KEEP IN TOUCH | 2/16/1976 | See Source »

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