Word: unfamiliar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this inert fleck?still unfamiliar to the vast majority of Americans?has astonishing powers that are already transforming society. For the so-called miracle chip has a calculating capability equal to that of a room-size computer of only 25 years ago. Unlike the hulking Calibans of vacuum tubes and tangled wires from which it evolved, it is cheap, easy to mass produce, fast, infinitely versatile and convenient...
That sounds a lot like the Heathcliff that generations of readers have loved. Even those unfamiliar with Wuthering Heights can enjoy Heathcliff's crackling prose and rapid pacing. Inevitably, though, the information that Caine contrives detracts something from the legend that Brontë invented. Heathcliff was not meant to dally, however rudely, with Lon don ladies. Heathcliff also suggests that its hero is more pussycat than tiger. For all his violent talk ("I kicked him in the mouth, rattling his teeth nicely, like dice in a cup"), Heathcliff kills no one. His one violent act, cutting off the hand...
This leaves us with Gary Hart, who deserves to be taken seriously in any informed speculation about 1980. For those who are unfamiliar with the background of the 40-year-old man from Colorado, Hart was a regional coordinator for Robert Kennedy '48 in 1968 and in 1972 managed the successful bid of Sen George McGovern (D-S.D.) for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1974 Hart upset incumbent conservative Sen. Peter Dominick (R-Colo.) to become a United States Senator. Since coming to the Senate, Hart has demonstrated both his liberalism and his belief that being a U.S. Senator...
...People's Liberation Army band struggled through some unfamiliar Bizet and Berlioz at a 600-guest banquet for visiting French Premier Raymond Barre. China's Vice Premier, Teng Hsiao-p'ing, paid a state visit to Burma, his first trip abroad since he emerged as Peking's No. 3 man last July. Phan Hien, Viet Nam's Deputy Foreign Minister and chief diplomatic troubleshooter, was in Peking on a delicate mission. Teng Ying-ch'ao, 75, the revered widow of Premier Chou Enlai, departed on a good-will visit to Cambodia, and returned...
Although grades and test scores do figure in the admissions process, the role of such statistics is limited, and many students unfamiliar with Harvard's admissions policy incorrectly assume that poor scores and grades alone will keep them out of Harvard. As admissions officers note, one of the major purposes of recruiting is to uncover the student who does not realize that he may be "in the ballpark...