Word: topping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...guest of honor, had just returned from a world tour. He expressed a slightly be fuddled surprise at being called upon to speak, and declared that Americans "are beginning to be regarded a little by other powers as we, in our vanity, have here tofore regarded ourselves." Table-top fireworks, the Star-Spangled Banner, universal shouts of approval followed Grant's remarks. After the speeches and 15 toasts (the last one to "the babies, as they comfort us in our sorrows, let us not forget them in our festivities"), a literary guest named Samuel Clemens responded: "We haven...
...threat of imminent trials capped a week in which the Carter Administration waged a fierce campaign to focus the world's attention on the hostages, hoping that this might help to ensure their safety. Explained a top Administration official: "We are trying to say, 'Look, world, nobody has seen the hostages. We don't know what is happening to them.' " Vice President Walter Mondale complained that "even prisoners of war are guaranteed certain standards of human treatment, but these standards are being dragged in the dirt." Rosalynn Carter voiced the same refrain in campaign appearances...
York has charged that Kilson sexually harassed her when she met him in his office November 15. York alleged that he patted her hair while they were discussing her paper, then, as she was leaving the office, he kissed her on the top of her head, then tried to kiss her on the lips. She said she quickly left the office after he attempted to kiss...
Fierce rebounding by Smith and good hustle by freshman sensation Nancy Boutillier kept the Crimson on top and sealed the dramatic victory...
...that final scene, both realize the mysterious potency of this enigmatic decade. Susan buttons into her designer suit, the one with the tweed shirt, that reaches just to the top of her boots. She dashes on bold lipstick, a bottled scent, and jewelry she would have laughed at on that Bali beach. She smiles, says goodbye, calls Paul "Babe" one final time and exits to join her new lover for dinner. The decade has killed marriage, turned romance into a business and banished communication between lovers from the bedroom...