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Word: tightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other Western governments) concluded that the lives of foreigners in Iran could no longer be protected. On Friday, in the first stage of an exodus from anarchy, a Pan American 707 flew from Tehran's Mehrabad Airport to Frankfurt and New York with 151 people aboard. On Saturday, under tight security provided by the Khomeini regime, chartered Pan Am 747s began the full-scale evacuation of Americans to Frankfurt and Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guns, Death and Chaos | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

...first ten days of February were 15% higher than a year ago. The consumer buying spree, the inflationary rises in the price of energy, the gloomy prospects of higher import costs and pressure on the balance of payments−all these will move Federal Reserve Board to keep credit tight and interest rates high. Thus the nation will need great luck to avoid recession amid inflation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Price of Stormy Petrol | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

...meter dash followed with Harvard's John Chafee nabbing a fourth spot in a very tight race...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Thinclads Finish Fifth at Heptagonals | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

...Tight Harvard defense also troubled the Bruins--Elaine Holpuch and Smith--both returned to the starting lineup--directed Coach Carole Kleinfelder's "person-to-person" defense, forcing turnovers and limiting Brown to just one shot...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Women Hoopsters Crush Brown, 68-41 | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

Harvard lost to the Huskies in a tight 28-20 battle. In the 190 1b. class, freshman Mark Cooley and Beling led the Crimson with pins. Wins by 177-1b. Tony Cimmarrusti and Widerman couldn't save the grapplers from another tough loss...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Grapplers Get Dumped Thrice In Season's Longest Weekend | 2/13/1979 | See Source »

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