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Word: raw (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hulls of pleasure boats were discolored by discharges from the steel plants of Gary, Ind., the oil refineries of Hamilton, Ont., and the paper mills of Green Bay, Wis. Raw sewage was regularly added to the noxious brew. Said a 1970 joint U.S.-Canadian report: "Approximately one-third of the United States shoreline [on Lake Erie] is either continuously or intermittently fouled with bacterial contamination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Comeback for the Great Lakes | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Barnaby has concentrated on tacties and technique thus far, and hes suspects his work will pay bluc-chip dividends the recquetwomen's raw athletic talent is beyond reproach squadmembers, like Wendy Sonnabend, second-year captain Jenny Stone and Libby Pierpont have played other varsity sports, as has Mleczko...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson to Take the Court | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

...lonely woman with all of Joplin's reputed problems. As a star on stage, Midler becomes a voice and a presence. In the striking concert scenes, she projects an astounding vitality and animal-like ferocity, savaging both herself and the audience. Her voice lacks the razor-edged poignancy or raw power of Joplin's but has a vibrancy all its own. Fortunately, Midler avoids impersonating or lip-synching any of Joplin's trademarks: "Try (Just a little bit harder)," "Piece of My Heart," "Me and Bobby McGee." Instead, Midler performs a number of rock and blues standbys...

Author: By Deirdre M. Donahue, | Title: Janis-Faced Rose | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...most important quality that will be necessary for team success is consistency." Mason says. "The raw talent is there again but people have to wrestle up to their ability...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Talented Wrestling Squad Scrambles to Fill Gaps | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...Rigid controls. Strict centralization of planning curtails flexibility and produces inefficiency. Last April East Germany set the prices that state industries will pay for raw materials in 1980; there is no provision for the government to pass on to those companies subsequent increases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: How Communists Beat Inflation | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

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