Word: weights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ponderous load of important cases facing the Supreme Court seemed to add weight to the argument advanced by the attorney general of Alabama. The nation's highest court, he said, should not bother itself with "frivolous" questions, "with an attempt to enforce social amenities and rules of etiquette...
...floor below: "Barbra, come and get your chicken soup." In Hart's day, the apartment's focus was the bar. Now it is the kitchen, whose walls Barbra has covered with red patent leather. She neither drinks nor smokes, but she eats like a woman thrice her weight, which is 125 Ibs. The kitchen is a self-service delicatessen heavily stocked with matzo brie, gefilte fish, grapefruit wedges, kosher salami, pickled beets, tzimmes, caviar, corn fritters, brownies, ice-cream rolls, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, and enough frozen chicken TV dinners to pave the Piazza San Marco...
Ashby also said that the tradition of specialization in British universities has led African universities to neglect "giving full weight to studies of special value to Africans." Until recently, Ashby said, no African language could be studied at university level in West Africa...
...addition, a rigorous program of weight lifting, running, and other training devices over the winter months and the concentrated practice session over spring vacation have put the heavyweights "in very good condition." Sprit, too, is high, as the squad's depth has resulted in the keenest competition for seats in years...
...salesgirls (average weight: 90 Ibs.), who regard flesh as a disease, treat women of average proportions as carriers, whisk them into the street for quarantine. Anyone weighing more than 100 Ibs. is viewed with scorn. Size 14s are advised to stay indoors, or wear dresses. Nowhere else in the world must the customer alter to fit the clothes...