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Word: twinning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pedernales folklore. Observing the shrewd, assertive style that Connally brought to Washington as Secretary of the Treasury, Alabama's Congressman George Andrews breathed a sigh of déjà vu: "You look very much like an arm twister. In fact, somebody said you look almost like his twin brother." Says Connally with an innocent smile: "I'm just an old country boy. I learned a long time ago, I'm not smart enough to be devious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: Return of a Texas Twister | 5/10/1971 | See Source »

...Union, has an 1859 charter from the state legislature granting permanent exemption. The Chrysler Building will soon lose its distinction as the world's tallest tax exemption to the 110-story World Trade Center, now rising, says Balk, "like a tombstone over the tip of downtown Manhattan." The twin towers are being built by the quasi-public Port of New York Authority, which is tax-exempt but will make a token payment for city services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Trying to Change an Unfair Tax | 5/3/1971 | See Source »

...pitching of Oz Griebel and the timely bat of outfielder Wayne Young to beat the Crimson in the nightcap 5-0, ending Harvard's 12-game winning streak. The split left Harvard solely on top in the Eastern League as surprisingly Princeton and Navy obliged the Crimson, dropping twin sets to Yale and Army respectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Split Dartmouth Set and Keep Lead | 5/3/1971 | See Source »

...courteous, open and affable. He admitted Harvard had a slight edge and said Penn would try their best to do well, generally assuming a Parker-like philosophy about everything. How can one dislike a man who has assumed the image of a man one reveres? Parker may have a twin on the Schuylkill after...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Powers of the Press | 5/1/1971 | See Source »

...twin-jet all-weather interceptor known in NATO as "Flagon," is capable of Mach 2.5 speeds. Like the MIG-23s, these are the first advanced Sukhois allowed outside Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: The Latest Gifts from Russia | 4/26/1971 | See Source »

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