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Word: ask (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Marilena Barletta '90, who lives with her parents in Brighton, says, "Whenever I'm introduced to people there's always a moment of tension because I know they're going to ask me what house I live in, and I'm forced to tell them I live off-campus. I'm almost not equal to them. They're part of a group that...

Author: By Michael A. Levitt, | Title: A House of One's Own: Off-Campus Life | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...March 7, 33 members of the staff of the Harvard Crimson declared their preferences for president of the United States, and every one chose a Democrat. One hears a great deal these days about biases of various sorts, including biases in the press, so it is natural to ask how biased an outlook this vote betrays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leftism? | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...hitting the stores with a stiff suggested list price of nearly $90 -- or even $99.95, in the case of last year's Oscar winner Platoon. Yet some big hits, like Top Gun and "Crocodile" Dundee, have been introduced at a much more affordable $29.95 or less. Confused consumers may ask: Why the discrepancy? The answer goes to the heart of a key issue facing the home-video industry: figuring out which movies VCR owners want to rent and which they want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Shopping For Hollywood's Hits | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

Administrators, who have been holding meetings with supervisors since January, say they began convening such informational sessions with the much larger pool of staff members last week. The purpose of the meetings, says Taylor, is "to let people ask any questions they might have...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Both Sides of Union Drive Prepare for Workers' Vote | 3/12/1988 | See Source »

...request for a fee increase is a reasonable one, Cooper said, because the student government has not asked for one in seven years. The undergraduate Council may not ask for another increase for at least seven more years, he said...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Faculty Steering Council Will Weigh UC Fee Hike | 3/12/1988 | See Source »

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