Search Details

Word: obsessionals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

In Washington, in the capitals of Western Europe, in Tokyo, the future of the countries around the gulf has become an obsession with policymakers, diplomats, generals and economists. There is nothing altruistic about their concern. Approximately 40% of the oil consumed by the non-Communist world, including nearly a third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Preserving the Oil Flow | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

... Until Friday, Sept. 19, that is. On that night-God and the striking Screen Actors Guild willing-the critically wounded body of John Ross Ewing Jr. will be sped to Dallas Memorial Hospital, and viewers will be given their first clues to a solution of the mystery: Who shot J.R...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Dallas: Whodunit? | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

Few Frenchmen had much experience in the market, but buying stock quickly became a new national obsession. French television now carries stock market reports on the 1 p.m. news. Mutual funds were quickly formed to attract small investors. The value of one of the most popular, ADF 5000, has increased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Paris Bourse Is Magnifique | 8/4/1980 | See Source »

These gimmicks could provide the basis for a great horror movie. In fact, they have: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. But Brian De Palma seems to have been inspired by his first youthful look at Psycho the way other teen-agers are affected by a helpful teacher or a first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Knife of Brian | 7/28/1980 | See Source »

It's this aristocratic style of play that the New York fans dislike. They prefer earthier players like Chinaglia's teammate, midfielder Franz Beckenbauer, or national monuments like Pele, who led the Cosmos before his retirement two years ago. Chinaglia ignores the abuse, however. As he revealed Sunday night, his...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: A Cosmic Experience | 7/22/1980 | See Source »

First | Previous | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | Next | Last