Word: adjusting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anybody with an interest in human sexual behavior. Every time computer users logged on to one of these bulletin boards, they left a digital trail of their transactions, allowing the pornographers to compile data bases about their buying habits and sexual tastes. The more sophisticated operators were able to adjust their inventory and their descriptions to match consumer demand...
Since I only live about half an hour form Harvard, my first trip to the campus wasn't exactly a monumental life journey. It was more like a cluttered car ride without time to find a good song on the radio, not nearly long enough for me to adjust to becoming a college freshman. I would later discover that "first-year" was the "p.c." term for my status. But at that point, I didn't even know what "p.c." meant (my roommate had to explain it to me later that day), and this was just one of many crucial bits...
Last year, $73 billion, 13 percent of the total $550 billion discretionary budget, was allocated for spending on science and technology. In recent years, that level has remained stagnant, with only minimal increases to adjust for inflation...
...They come here; they get culture shock; they have to adjust to language barriers," Ryan said. "Why is the administration trying to place two student from two totally different cultures in a room together...
...very hard. It's been hard for threeyears. It would be very hard for her to adjust,"said Misrak Assefa, owner of the Addis Red Sea, anEthiopian restaurant in Boston. "The first two orthree years is a very difficult time...