Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imagined to be inside John Lennon. And then he had the rock star's karma to die violently. Now he's in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, and McCartney isn't. "Since John's death," says Smeaton, "Paul has faded into the background. It has become very much 'John Lennon and the Beatles.' And I think Paul wanted to put his side of the story across...
...added that the team benefits from the strong technical background of their members-most are associated with either the Mainly Jazz Company or the Harvard-Radcliffe Ballet Company...
Phillips Brooks House Association President Vincent Pan '95-'96 addressed the council for more than 20 minutes in support of the resolution. Pan charged that the administration appointed the new dean without appropriate attention to background in university-level public service administration or specific experience with...
During this search, administrators placed great emphasis in choosing a candidate with a strong record background in dealing with race relations...
...traditional families which used to support [conservatives] and locally born candidates are leaving," Dowds said. "The mix of folks taking their place is, by education and background and values, slowly but surely turning toward CCA types...