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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wait more than 30 years to decide that the barren, waterless island is "sacred"? And what would they do with it? Return to human sacrifices, beginning with the U.S. military...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 29, 1977 | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

...week, some critics were complaining about the publicity blitz. Said Robert Michel, No. 2 House Republican: "We have been asked to wait for phone calls that never come and detailed briefings that never materialize. Meanwhile, the President and his top negotiators are saturating the air waves with praise for the agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Storm over The Canal | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

...They had been uncharacteristically silent, chiefly because they liked his moderate economic views. Now Senator Robert Dole and House Republican Conference Chairman John Anderson are urging Connecticut Democrat Abraham Ribicoff to reopen his Senate Government Affairs Committee's once-over-lightly hearing on Lance's loans. Without wait ing for that investigation to get under way, Anderson last week became the first major congressional figure to call publicly for Lance's resignation. "It seems clear," said Anderson, that Lance "used his position as head of a bank, as a trustee, in effect, to further his own position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Big Showdown over Banker Bert | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

...been knocked in a wall, with an arrow pointing to it and a puzzling hand-printed message: "Hi. My name is Mr. Williams, and I live in this hole." Also on the wall was another irrational declaration: "I have several children who I'm turning into killers. Wait til they grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Sam Told Me To Do It... Sam Is the Devil | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

...pleasant." Sulzberger drinks vodka on the rocks and eats hamburgers at his favorite restaurant, Manhattan's 21 Club (at $9.25 a burger). He prefers to entertain at home, however, barbecuing steaks for Stamford visitors (mostly relatives and Times colleagues) and working wonders with vegetables. "I can't wait for Wednesday and all the recipes in Living." says the chef. "I was really fond of the artichoke recipes, but as soon as we started running them, artichokes disappeared from the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Private Life of A. Sock | 8/15/1977 | See Source »

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