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Word: buts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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But when a single gift can make or break a Christmas, even 95% may not be good enough. In a survey conducted by PeopleSupport.com only 26% of online holiday shoppers had no complaints. About a third of them could name at least one Web store they will never use again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Postponed | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The problems were centered high in the retail pipeline. The worst offenders, according to the Andersen study, were giant chains trying to jump on the online bandwagon (but perhaps leaving their hearts in the mall). Even when the big bricks-and-mortar stores managed to get the online orders right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Postponed | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Walter Milancuk's public-school horror story began early, when his son Derrick spent kindergarten in an overcrowded roomful of students who regularly fought in class and cursed the teacher. Milancuk wanted to transfer Derrick, but his salary as a forklift driver couldn't cover private-school tuition. Yet Milancuk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poor Grade For Vouchers | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Instead the court told the legislature to decide how best to extend to gays the perks married people enjoy, such as state tax breaks. It gave lawmakers the option to grant gays marriage licenses, but didn't require that step. The Governor is leaning toward a less controversial alternative: authorization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Halfway Win For Gay Couples | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

If the state takes that route, the lawyers who initiated last week's case will go back to the state supreme court to argue that domestic partnerships are a separate-but-equal injustice. However, if Vermont decides to allow full marriage rights, gay activists will have a platform from which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Halfway Win For Gay Couples | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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