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Word: blinds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Fitzsimmons said that the increased admission of women and minorities was based on the high quality of the applications and Harvard's need-blind admissions policy...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Class of '92 Admits Most Women Ever | 4/8/1988 | See Source »

Applicants to the Law Review are selected onthe basis of a writing competition and on theirLaw School grades, Kahan said. He said theselection process was gender-blind...

Author: By Kelly D. Eckel, | Title: Women Denied Affirmative Action In Harvard Law Review Staff Vote | 4/8/1988 | See Source »

Rule-based systems such as XCon and DEFT, however, still have drawbacks. When asked a question, the expert system blindly searches through its data base to see which rules apply, then searches through the data base again to find the data for the rule. More sophisticated knowledge systems store information in frames, which organize it along with its relevant attributes. AI Pioneer Marvin Minsky of M.I.T. noticed that when people enter a room, they have a set of expectations about what they will find -- a desk or chair, perhaps, but certainly not, for example, an ocean. His idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Putting Knowledge to Work | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

Third, talking straight says that a special relationship is not a pretext for condescension. Israel is a powerful, sophisticated state. Why should it not be accorded the respect due any friendly nation that one felt was going blind to its own best interests? Is Israel below criticism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Is Israel Below Criticism? | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

...world that loves nicknames and ^ invective. Fusco goes Freudian and burbles like this: "I think we all need magic and fantasy in our lives. ALF brings out the little girl or boy in people. He touches something inside you that you can go back to and remember." Sure -- blind fear of the dark! Haaah! I still kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Stranger in A Strange Land | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

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