Word: acted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...University officials spoke out immediately against this latest act of homophobic graffiti...
Muhammad, who is also a Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Association (BGLTSA) adviser, was the victim of the first homophobic act since the House publicly endorsed a pledge supporting non-discrimination in October...
...Spee club followed suit over Commencement, when the alumni decided the graduating student members would not act responsibly during that period...
...trained a fire hose on Silicon Valley and pumped in a steady stream of cash. President Gary Rieschel figures that in 1996, with Softbank Technology Ventures still an unknown in the valley, it invested $200 million in 55 companies in four months-- although "investing" hardly describes the act of writing checks as fast as you can. Last month Softbank opened Hotbank, an incubator for start-ups. There has been no need to advertise. Each week hundreds of applications pour into Hotbank; out come announcements of new Softbank allies: PeoplePC, Webvan, Global Sports, InsWeb, WebMD...
...with screenplays. John Hughes hired him when he was 40 to play a teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, asking him to speak extemporaneously on economics to a class. When Stein received applause from the crew members, he figured it was for successfully explaining the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, but they were just impressed that he could act so boring. Thus a career was made, leading to parts on The Wonder Years, Murphy Brown and Seinfeld...