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Word: unravelled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Muskie took some time to unravel Fuller's visionary verse. But last week he replied in the Times with 44 lines of his own bad poetry. After reeling off a few contemporary images-"nemesis clouds," "putrid smoke," "noxious oxides"-he got to Fuller's Maine point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Poetics of Pollution | 4/26/1971 | See Source »

...have spent over ten years trying to unravel the mystery of muddy-bloused Ulysses Grant's victory over the impeccable Robert E. Lee. Thanks for providing the answer: it was the Sukhomlinov Effect [Feb. 1], of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 22, 1971 | 2/22/1971 | See Source »

...years to unravel history's worst mess-which we helped create at Yalta-only to make things worse by allowing the Berlin Wall. The Germans have no choice but to take matters into their own hands, if there is to be any hope for a just solution between the two Germanys and to the cold war. I am glad that Willy Brandt has the courage to seek new ways of establishing peaceful coexistence with East Germany and the countries east of the Oder-Neisse line. This man and his countrymen deserve our support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 25, 1971 | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

JOHN is meaner than an alligator with abscessed teeth, but he's also a hell of an interesting animal to watch." With these words, a former associate of Secretary of the Treasury-designate John Connally previewed the spectacle awaiting Potomac watchers who may seek to unravel the dynamics of President Nixon's newest Cabinet member...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: New Texan on the Potomac | 12/28/1970 | See Source »

...with staging by Busby Berkeley. There is the story of Noah and the flood adapted to spotlight Danny Kaye. Like desert dustballs, No No Nanette and Two by Two blow through New Haven, Washington, and Boston collecting whatever money and publicity they can find on the trail, and finally unravel their filthy mess on Broadway. The major part of Boston theater, especially with the disappearance of the Charles, is devoted to this publicity game. These Boston "hits" drain theaters, backing, and audiences in their consuming lust for popularity on their way to New York. Least of all can these productions...

Author: By Laurence Bergreen, | Title: Theatre Losing the Charles | 11/3/1970 | See Source »

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