Word: attested
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...slight (5 ft. 6 in., 125 lbs.), quiet, bespectacled sophomore at the University of Michigan is described by classmates as gentle, conscientious and introverted. His high school librarian, his 4-H adviser, the mother of the children for whom he baby-sat in Boardman, Ohio, all stand ready to attest to his moral fitness. At the university, where he majors in linguistics, he maintained a 3.2 average. Until two weeks ago, he'd never been accused of harming anyone. "I don't like stepping on insects," he says...
...whatever they wanted. Most took it for granted that they would put on weight -- nearly 5 lbs. on average. Fully 40% also said they expected to take it off in the New Year, but that may not be as easy as they think. As many a thickening boomer can attest, those pounds just get harder and harder to lose...
...anybody who travels widely in America will attest, there are deep pockets of obesity, especially in rural areas and among certain racial and ethnic groups. The CDC study found that the prevalence of obesity was nearly 50% for black and Mexican-American women -- compared with 33.5% for white women. In some Native American communities, up to 70% of adults are dangerously overweight...
...lamented the loss of the LP, and with it comparatively vast acreage for album-cover art. True, no CD packaging on the market today can match the eye-dazzling splendor of original pressings of Frampton Comes Alive. But CDs are becoming miniworks of art, as our favorite recent examples attest...
...officials at the Harvard athletic ticket office can attest, it is a long-standing Harvard tradition to offer tickets the week of the Yale game. "This is not a new motion by the council," explained Edward J. Carey '55, ticket manager for the athletic department. "There were no extensive negotiations," Carey added. "We just do it like we do it every year The Game is held at Harvard...