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...seems a safe bet in his own case, since no one expects any changes in the rigid party leadership any time soon. But if the party continues to learn nothing and forget nothing about the changing shape of France's ever more middle class electorate, it could well slip a few more points when the next election rolls around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: New Party Game | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...wife was a psychology major. She still thinks a Freudian slip is something you wear under a transparent dress... All these college students are running around these days, you know with the hair and everything, listening to the Beatles and everything--it's getting so you can't tell the boys from the girls...And now my daughter starts telling me about this "pre-marital sex" business. The neighborhood where I grew up was so rough that my wife doesn't even believe in post-marital sex...No Respect...And that's another thing...Kids today are so spoiled...

Author: By Richard S. Weisman, | Title: NO RESPECT | 5/4/1978 | See Source »

...late K'ang Sheng, onetime internal security boss. The minigang members have also been blasted by the Teng-controlled People's Daily, which has called them "hyenas, wolfish animals." The four, along with other backers of Mme. Mao, have also been attacked as the "wind faction," "slip-away faction" and "coverup faction." Meaning: they have bent with the wind, crept away from difficulties and concealed their crimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Mini-Gang War | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...Quakers came out fighting, grabbed the opening draw, and brought it down the field to slip one by Magraw...

Author: By Elizabeth N. Friese, | Title: Penn Defeats Stickwomen | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

...preliminary heat the Crimson held Washington off until the 1800-meter mark before letting them slip by, taking second rather than expend energy needed for the afternoon...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Heavies Place 4th In Coast Classic | 4/4/1978 | See Source »

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