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Word: unless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally, the commission makes a plea to all the developed countries of the world, warning that unless they "begin to act upon their rhetorical commitments to ending hunger, the principle that human life is sacred, which forms the very underpinnings of human society, will gradually but relentlessly erode...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Target: Hunger | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...number of gallons per week, and any driver who did not use his quota could sell his ration coupons on a "white market" for whatever the traffic would bear. Congress rejected a similar scheme last May, and adoption of almost any rationing plan is not expected before next autumn-unless Middle East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Carter Considers a Gas Tax | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Life on the road tends to be livelier than home on the range. "I'm never fully alive unless I'm on the road," Entwistle says. "Groupies are part of that. They build up my ego, make me feel that I'm a star." Alison Entwistle has a different attitude: "I hate being at home when he is on the road. I know groupies are part of it, and I hate them all." Heather Daltrey says she doesn't bother about such things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock's Outer Limits | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Rules: Bodychecking in women's hockey is technically taboo--unless players are fighting to gain control of the puck--but referees ten to use their own discretion on checking calls. Stickchecking (including backchecking and forechecking) is permissible, however, and often proves to be the key to a strong defense. Other penalty calls are the same as in men's hockey...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Get Out Your Bluebooks | 12/11/1979 | See Source »

...steam engine installed in 1908 still drives one of the rolling mills. U.S. Steel's earnings will be hit by the plant closings, which could cost as much as $600 million, mainly in pension benefits to workers. But Chairman David Roderick indicated that further closings may be necessary unless productivity and quality are improved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Trying to Toughen Up Steel | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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