Word: wipe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...luckier than most women. Married or single, working or not, women in the U.S. suffer discrimination in the granting of credit. Banks, retail stores and credit card companies are generally reluctant to allow a married woman to open a line of credit on her own, and they often wipe out a woman's credit rating entirely when she marries or becomes widowed or divorced. Says Barbara Shack of the New York Civil Liberties Union: "Credit has become the American way of life, and women have been systematically excluded from the credit society...
...jacket fails to fit. Alas, The Upstart stipulates that exactly this sort of class embarrassment can still drive a dated Angry Young Man to organize ten years of his life so that he may debauch the daughters of the neighboring lord of the manor in their silk-sheeted beds, wipe out the son's inheritance at roulette and, with a nasty sneer, take over the manor himself...
...energy-conserving ploys that Old Pro Jack Kramer has seen too much of. "Knowing Bobby as I do," says Kramer, "he will use every trick to stall. When they change sides, he will take two minutes to wipe off his racket. After a volley, he will stall before the next serve to catch his breath. My guess is that Margaret, who has a good disposition, will tolerate his tactics and not complain to the umpire. That will be a mistake...
...preserving this view of the world, since Harvard's continued success as an academic institution depends somewhat on its ability to maintain a sense of historical continuity. As Stan Lawder, Luce Professor of Film, put it, "The building has dignity, age and beauty. You just don't decide to wipe something like this off the face of the earth...
...lead car as a fuel-and engine-conserving tow−he hangs on Allison's flank and then passes him on the outside. When Allison regains the lead, Petty cuts inside and roars ahead for good on the eleventh lap. Aided by a crack pit crew who wipe his windshield, give him a drink of water, change the tires and fuel the car in 17 seconds, Petty coasts to his 151st victory by a four-lap margin...