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Word: anglo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...BEOWULF: The Anglo-Saxon epic, the bane of English majors, looks brand-new and thrilling in a verse translation by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. The tale may still strike readers as bloodthirsty, but Heaney's language evokes Beowulf's tragic stature, his helplessness to avoid - and his bravery while facing - the dictates of his fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Books 2000 | 12/7/2000 | See Source »

...Four wars, combined: the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War (reportedly 45 minutes), the 1969 Soccer War between El Salvador and Honduras (four days), the Six-Day War and the U.S. invasion of Grenada (nine days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decide Already! Mayflies Are Dying in Droves | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...taught continental philosophy for the government department, whose primary emphasis is on Anglo-American analytical philosophy...

Author: By Dan Rosenheck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Government Star Benhabib To Take Post at Yale | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...referred incorrectly to employment statistics at the lab. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up only 5.7% of the lab's scientific and technical personnel, and the proportion in management positions is 2%. In addition, we said a study showed that Asian Americans earn lower salaries than their Anglo counterparts. The study found there were no significant salary differences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 16, 2000 | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...Brian Sun, one of Lee's lawyers. The low level of trust seems to be reflected in employment statistics. Asian Americans make up 80% of the Los Alamos personnel but only about a quarter of management. A study also showed that Asian Americans there earn lower salaries than their Anglo counterparts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profiles In Outrage | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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