Word: unfamiliar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shattered in the largest court-mandated breakup of a company since the split-up of Standard Oil in 1911. In place of the old Ma Bell will stand the "new" AT&T and seven regional telephone holding companies, all beginning life as giants and carrying such unfamiliar names as Nynex, Ameritech, U S West and Pacific Telesis. The eight new companies will immediately join the ranks of the 50 largest U.S. corporations in terms of assets...
Paint is not an unfamiliar accompaniment for Pre-Game festivities. The long-suffering John Harvard has doubtless turned blue at least once this week, and crimson spray paint has also been known to get a workout at this time of year...
Performing in front of large audiences is not unfamiliar to the Krokodiloes. In the past two summers they have toured Europe, performing on German television and Dutch national radio. They also performed for Princess Grace in Monaco and for Princess Margaret...
...game itself--unfamiliar to most players before they join the squad--requires speed, stamina, and endurance. "There's constant running for 80 minutes of continuous play with practically no substitutions," says Kingston, a former player himself for Manchester University...
Using TIME as the basis for film reports was not unfamiliar to an earlier generation of TIME editors during the years (1935-51) when the MARCH OF TIME was a popular feature in movie theaters. For the current project, HBO staff members went out of their way to involve the editors as well as representatives of the publisher's office. The show was even checked for accuracy by reporter-researchers, in the manner of TIME stories. "It was a collaborative effort all the way through," says Potter. "TIME's editors seemed very interested in the experience of working...