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Word: alarming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Broken sprinkler heads caused the alarm Monday in Emerson Hall, a Cambridge Fire Department spokesperson said yesterday...

Author: By Karen E. Thomas, | Title: Fire Drill Disrupts Exams | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

Jonathan D. Nelms '96 said the Aalarm during his Mathematics 1a exam was amajor distraction. "I was going for a perfectscore on this exam until the alarm went on. Now, Iwill get a much lower grade...

Author: By Karen E. Thomas, | Title: Fire Drill Disrupts Exams | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

Jocelyn R. Grunwell '97 said the untimelyinterruption might have improved her score on herMath 1a exam. "The alarm gave me a chance toreorganize my thoughts and sort out the mathproblem I was stuck...

Author: By Karen E. Thomas, | Title: Fire Drill Disrupts Exams | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

Other students thought the alarm was ratherhumorous. Kyle F. Snowden '97 said, "I thought itwas kind of funny and I really needed the break...

Author: By Karen E. Thomas, | Title: Fire Drill Disrupts Exams | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

Other professors also minimized the negativeimpact of the alarm on their students'performance...

Author: By Karen E. Thomas, | Title: Fire Drill Disrupts Exams | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

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