Word: attestations
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Nonetheless, as many parents can attest, weaning your kid off Mario can be tougher than confiscating the Cocoa Puffs. When Kathy Gregovich of Roseville, Mich., suggests to her children Jacob, 9, and Ashley, 6, that they put away the Game Boy and play a board game, "they go through withdrawal," she says. "If they had a choice between playing with electronic games and a friend, they would pick the games." --With reporting by Leslie Whitaker/Chicago
...many students can attest, liberal bias is not a neutral element. It makes itself quite clear in the classroom. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni recently published a survey of the nation’s top schools showing that 46 percent of students think professors “use the classroom to present their personal political views;” seventy-four percent say professors make positive comments about liberals, and 47 percent think they make negative comments about conservatives...
...then-No. 1 BC, then-No. 10 BU and No. 10 Vermont can attest, advanced knowledge of that change in attitude doesn’t make stopping it any easier...
...Filene’s, size doesn’t always matter. Look through all sizes listed because, as Boudrot can attest, “the merchandise gets mixed up the longer the day goes on and you might find something great in your size that was hung up with the wrong sizes...
...inspiring alien landscapes. The new plot is relatively thin and ends with a cliff hanger you will either love or hate (and may have to wait another three years for Halo 3 to resolve). So why buy it? There are several serious upgrades, as legions of Halo junkies will attest: the ability to wield two weapons instead of one, for instance, or to perform spectacular hijacks of alien vehicles the moment they zoom past you. The big picture, though: designers at Bungie deserve credit for not fixing what wasn't broke. Combat evolves incrementally, and Halo 2 just became...