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Word: chosen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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After resigning her post in July, Horner plans to work on a two-year project beginning with a series of conferences addressing women's issues. Her successor has not yet been chosen, but over 300 men and women have applied...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Horner Gets Radcliffe Award | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...book itself is an irony, and one that demonstrates most clearly the problems Blacks still face. Although Monroe knows the material best, Peter Goldman--a white, albeit highly respected Newsweek editor and writer--is the author. The irony was sufficient to compel Goldman to explain why he was chosen to author a book which attempts to give voice to those who are usually mute. His semi-apology, that he is more experienced than Monroe, conforms too well to the by-now-standard reasoning used to justify the lofty positions that are still the preserve of whites...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Growing Up Black and Poor in Chicago | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

...three commissioners are chosen by the governor for three-year stints, and appointments are staggered so there is a new commissioner each May. Although commissioners are traditionally former attorneys, they sometimes come from different backgrounds. In fact, the current chairman of the commission is a social worker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How It Works | 9/29/1988 | See Source »

Thomas Jefferson had the right formula for governance when he wrote that "reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error." Apparently, the words of the architect of democracy have little connection with Harvard; how can the Board fairly review the administration's decisions if it is chosen by that administration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Taking Over | 9/29/1988 | See Source »

...trustees who will serve on the special committee will be chosen within the next week, officials said...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Northeastern's Ryder to Resign After 14 Years at School's Helm | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

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