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Word: baser (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...SHOCK VALUE of the coarseness and profanity in Stop the World has now all but vanished, and Littlechap's abuse of so many people in his search for happiness seems disturbingly familiar nowadays. For by highlighting the baser sides of human nature, the play's authors do no more than point out that they have always existed. It is commendable that the members of the Mather production included a statement of their disagreement with the script's exaggerated stereotypes in the show program. It's too bad, however, that they decided to do a show they must apologize for, although...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Worth Staying On For... | 11/9/1977 | See Source »

...Union's notice board attracted his eye. It had all the key words: "party," "free beer," "firecracker punch," and "Pine Manor." Walter made a note of the day and time. He had heard of Pine Manor, and he had heard it called Pine Mattress. The name aroused his baser instincts...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: Taking the party line on women's colleges | 5/27/1977 | See Source »

...woman, long limned in a moonlight-and-magnolia image, is emerging as rapidly as her Northern sister, perhaps faster. But she feels the tug of a centuries-old code of Southern femininity: Be a lady. Be the moral conscience of the family. Let your husband protect you from the baser things of life. Do not challenge or compete with men. Be nice to everyone, regardless of your actual feelings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The South/sexes: The Belle: Magnolia and Iron | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

...wrote the letter in the Radcliffe, Class of '75's freshmen registration envelope, advising class members to "restrain the baser instincts of their menfolk...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg and Tom Lee, S | Title: The Oh, Mama, Can this Really Be the End? Quiz | 6/2/1975 | See Source »

Captain Peter Baser will hold down the number one slot as he will try to take the sting out of his losses against Princeton and at the Men's Team Championships. Bill Kaplan will follow at the number two post. Dick Cashin rounds out the top three as he tries to replicate his win against the Tigers' third man at Penn...

Author: By Kathleen T. Riley, | Title: Crimson Racquetmen to Battle Strong Quaker Squad at Penn | 2/22/1975 | See Source »

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