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Word: listlessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Give, a remake of the Cary Grant-Irene Dunne comedy My Favorite Wife, Monroe was cast as a woman, presumed dead, who returns after five years on a deserted island to find her husband (Dean Martin) remarried. The TV documentary shows that contrary to Hollywood lore, Monroe was not listless and drugged-out in her last film appearance. In fact, she looks terrific (she had lost 15 lbs. for the part) and seems alert and spirited in the clips -- especially in the famous nude swimming scene that landed her on magazine covers around the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Twinkle Hasn't Faded | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

...Crimson (3-2-1) has been having problems motivating itself, which accounted for its two-game winless streak--including its first Ivy loss at the hands of Brown last Wednesday and the draw with listless Bowdoin...

Author: By Liz Resnick, | Title: Lackluster Weekend Up North | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...such, the movement to force colleges and universities to divest their holdings in companies that do business in South Africa captured the imagination of the mostly listless campus generation. "The South African issue caught on in 1985 in a way that no issue had since the 1960s," says Robert Price, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. "We were briefly back into a period of politicization and mobilization, which we had not seen since the '70s." By now over 150 colleges, 80 cities, 26 states and 17 counties have divested their stock in companies that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nelson Mandela: A Hero's Welcome | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

...nightcap, Huskie hurler Sue Rybczmk didn't give up any hits to the listless Crimson bats. In fact, it was Rybczmk's hit--a beaning of another Harvard catcher, Liz Resnick--that spoiled her attempt for a perfect game in Storrs, Conn...

Author: By Mick Stern, | Title: Batswomen Scratch Out One Hit in Two Games | 4/20/1990 | See Source »

However, Shyjan recovered from the listless second set performance to overpower Maltby, 6-1, to capture the match...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Netmen Give Hawkeyes a Black Eye, 8-1 | 3/23/1990 | See Source »

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