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Word: filled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Under the amended plan, delegates from the Houses will fill the committee seats in rotation. Over a ten-year period, each House will have five years on the Committee on Undergraduate Education, three years on the Committee on Students and Community Relations, and two years without a representative on either committee...

Author: By James. M. Fallows, | Title: Faculty Continues Reorganization, Accepts More Fainsod Proposals | 1/7/1970 | See Source »

...Just Buffs. There is ample evidence, experts say, that fast, modern rail service could fill a vital need between at least 75 U.S. city-pairs 200-300 miles apart. The Penn Central's high-speed Washington-New York Metroliner has been operating with 75% of its seats filled, despite bugs in the computerized reservations system. For years the Seaboard Coast Line has been running New York-Miami trains that are popular, comfortable and profitable. The Florida Special, which cleared $300,000 last season, is booked for weeks in advance by passengers who enjoy such amenities as color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Railroads: The Unloved Passenger | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

...hour and a half is a long time for any child-or beagle-to be amusing, and the whimsy that attempts to fill the time frequently falters. Charlie's grim pursuit of Best Speller status could use some comic-strip relief. And an interlude of Schroeder playing Beethoven's Pathètique falls into the old Fantasia trap, overly baited with pictorial gewgaws and kitsch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Conquering Zero | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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