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Word: slightingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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Traffic conditions localy mirrored those all over the city. The slight grade of Boylston St. proved too much for two huge semi-trailers and an MTA bus. The three blocked up traffic for nearly an hour. After sliding to a halt in front of one of the area's gas stations, two ladies attacked with their shoes a service station attendant who told them to move because they were blocking the entrance...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Heavy Snowfall Blankets Boston Area; Traffic Snarled, Class Attendance Cut | 12/13/1960 | See Source »

...white jacket, short black pants, white socks and black shoes, he made his way to Brussels' Palais des Beaux Arts, where he conducted the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, Egmont Overture and Third Piano Concerto. At another point in the program, with a slight bow to the royal box, Giuseppe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Toy Symphonist | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

...seriously. He is much more appropriate in the role of court jester to the 20th century, jingling the bells of dying ideologies and feudal theories, and giggling insanely at the reality in front of him. Never mind the world, Senator, on with the show--with just a slight hint of tragedy behind the charade in case any take it literally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gentleman From Arizona | 12/10/1960 | See Source »

Friday's match was the first in the Greater Boston College Rifle League for the Crimson. Harvard has previously shot it out with Princeton, Yale, and Cornell, although not in official league competition. The team hopes for a slight improvement in future official matches, which would be enough to beat most of the other teams in the League...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: M.I.T. Edges Crimson In Riflery Competition | 12/5/1960 | See Source »

...Perfect Victorian. No man better symbolizes the strengths and hopes of independent Nigeria than Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (pronounced Bah-lay-wah). At 47, he is slight of figure (5 ft. 8½ in., 136 Ibs.), and his wispy mustache and greying, crew-cut beard make him look older than he is. Reserved and unassuming, he is a rare bird in a land famed for flamboyant politicians, was once described by an African magazine as a "turtledove among falcons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NIGERIA: The Black Rock | 12/5/1960 | See Source »

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