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Word: thickness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last burst of passion, he picked himself up and sprinted. His legs churned through the thick snow, deliriously. The light blinded him. Out of breath, he collapsed to his knees, like Clark Gable begging forgiveness in San Francisco but not knowing whom...

Author: By Larry Grafstein, | Title: In the Arctic, You Are Not Alone | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...they wore us down," coach Frank McLaughlin said after the game, and that indeed was the story. After an impressive first half, the thick Texas crude--boasting a starting forward line measuring 6-ft. 4-in., 6-ft. 6-in, and 6-ft. 10-in. respectively--out-rebounded, and denied the Crimson the ball for just too long...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Texas Tops Cagers At Boston Garden | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Netminders Wade Lau, Giff Duffy and co-captain John Hynes, all returning from last year, will be solid if not spectacular, and with a little help should keep Harvard in the thick of most games...

Author: By Jim Hershberg and Bruce Schoenfeld, S | Title: The Icemen Cometh | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

...prisoners ranged from five to 15 lashes, plus prison terms at hard labor. In preparation for the whippings, an 18-ft. raised platform had been erected. On it was a large A-shaped scaffold, with straps for the prisoner's wrists attached near the top and thick padding along the crossbar to absorb the impact of the whips on their bodies. As viPs looked on, two muscular men pranced about, slashing Malacca canes through the air to limber up their muscles. They were convicts, who would be rewarded for successful floggings with extra rations. A doctor stood by, empowered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Whips of God | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Some weeks ago, during the very particular and graceful lull of an English Sunday afternoon, two American travelers stopped by a pub in the village of Blandford, Dorset. The air was thick with Player's smoke and jollity, the sound of gentle joking, the slide and click of coins across the worn wood of the bar, and the easygoing strains of the new Eagles album...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Monster Season | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

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