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Word: tricking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bring the cattle in and ship them out." There was a rapid legal examination. In two minutes, inspectors aided by interpreters fired 29 questions at a newcomer. Among them: "Are you an anarchist?" And the trick question: "Do you have a job?" A few proud would-be citizens could truthfully answer "Yes." But a yes answer raised suspicion that the newcomer was a strikebreaker-or had been conned into a slave-labor agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Ellis Island Revisited | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

...such luck. Moffett kept UNH within range early in period two when he denied Olson's point-blank hat trick attempt, and the Wildcats suddenly turned ferocious. Left wing George White stunned Lau from a difficult angle at 5:16, and senior right wing Dana Barbin tightened things considerably as he tapped in Tom Onge's beautiful behind-the-back...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Icemen Slip by Wildcats, 4-3; Murray's Goal Rescues Win | 12/11/1980 | See Source »

...Trick Mirror...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Bruins Shut Out Women Skaters, 8-0, Dominate Contest at Both Ends of Ice | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

...then later on lyrics and perhaps a solo instrument are dubbed in. Too bad that Eno couldn't leave well enough alone and had to tinker with the sound more. On "Houses in Motion" he makes a guitar sound like an Arab calling the faithful to pray: a nice trick but an unnecessary diversion. At least four recording processes and locations along with a cast of thousands are listed on the credits, in fact. In a Newsweek article in 19778 (when the Heads were the new wave darlings of the critics), Chris Frantz explained that the band stood for, among...

Author: By Martin B. Schwimmer, | Title: Beating Heads | 11/26/1980 | See Source »

...takes a gold watch from a member of the audience. Said Foot: "He would take out his mallet, hit the watch and smash it to smithereens. Then he would step to the front of the stage and say, 'Sorry, I've forgotten the rest of the trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Getting a Foot in the Door | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

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