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Word: tins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that carried. Looking tired and falling behind in the fourth game, Gonzalez played conservatively and won several long points to beat Kapur at number four. Luck? "I could see he was more tired than I was. He kept stalling between points and I was beating myself by hitting the tin," Gonzalez said. "So I decided to just keep the ball in play and let him force a shot to end it, and I won," he said without the slightest hint of surprise...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: A Touch of Garlic | 2/23/1971 | See Source »

...didn't make a mistake," Briggs said. "I kept off the tin and didn't waste a single shot...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Squash Team Wins, 9-0; Penn Meet Decides Title | 2/20/1971 | See Source »

...felt hat you would see in the College Yard. No cab; Bill "straddles" the rear of the "biler." No smoke-stack. Leak handy. No bell or whistle; Bill probably "hollers" when he sees anything on the track. Whole made of pine-wood, newly shingled and lined in spots with tin. Name, "Sunny South." Rest of train, baggage and smoking (cards and whiskey) car, size of a royal octavo coffin; palace car, like an Irish jaunting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Through the Past, Howsomever- The Crimson, 1876 | 2/12/1971 | See Source »

...these animals fill a psychological need in some of us. We remember Sunday nights at 7 p. m. when we used to curl up in front of the TV with our dog to watch Lassie save Timmy from forest fires, Mack trucks, and child molesters. The feats of Rin Tin Tin and Rusty are still fresh in our minds. And what of those special words at the end of Sergeant Preston? "Well, King, this case is closed...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: We're Coming to Take You Away, Ha Ha | 2/9/1971 | See Source »

...electricians and other workers. Now that the Yankees are moving out, the Thais are scouting for new markets for their own products. The Asian Development Bank study found that the war-induced financial windfall had weakened the nation's "incentive to export" its rich resources of teak, rubber, tin, rice and maize. Some Thais also argue that the war lowered their country's morals. G.I.s spent $22 million last year while on leave in Thailand, and Bangkok's prostitute population doubled to 20,000. Their income has done little to stimulate the economy. Typically, a massage parlor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Pain of Yankee Going Home | 1/11/1971 | See Source »

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