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Word: bitted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...confess that, even after all these years, my family still harbors a bit of resentment against the Japanese. When I was younger, my mother gave me a sidelong look as I told her about my new Japanese friend from school. Didn't I know the history of Japanese violence? Hadn't she told me enough times about Nanjing? Grandma would have a heart attack...

Author: By Jia-rui Chong, | Title: China and Japan: Is Remorse Enough? | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...trouble with our offense; I thought we should have gone inside a little bit more," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. "We're not clicking offensively. When we run our offenses we are getting tremendous shots, but there were breakdowns...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Basketball Bitten by Bulldogs | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...straight to the heart of our expectations and values. How dreamy is too dreamy? Where is the line between an energetic child and a hyperactive one, between a spirited, risk-taking kid and an alarmingly impulsive one, between flexibility and distractibility? What if a little pill makes everything a bit easier, not just for severely impaired kids but for those who teachers say are a little too spacey or jumpy or hard to settle down? Is there something wrong with the kids--or is there something wrong with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Ritalin | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...while now. Some doctors find themselves battling anxious parents who, worried that their child will daydream his future away, demand the drug, and if refused, go off to find a more cooperative physician. Some parents feel pressured to medicate their child just so that his behavior will conform a bit more to other children's, even if they are quite content with their child's conduct--quirks, tantrums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Ritalin | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...important job, the General Accounting Office pointed out in a report released last week. It's designed "to enable commanders to discuss whether a ballistic-missile launch threatens North America and, if so, to determine the appropriate retaliatory response." But, like your first cell phone, the system is a bit clunky. The GAO says recent tests show that "the National Command Authorities and the chief military commanders would be unable to communicate by voice in a timely and intelligible manner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pentagon Finds Calls Wanting | 11/29/1998 | See Source »

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