Word: chosen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problems are caused indirectly by the system architecture chosen by Harvard...
Finding one book would be too easy. My goal was to find three pieces of literature in the stacks in 30 minutes: one book, one pamphlet and one magazine. The topics, chosen at random, would be snails, Buddha and George Washington. Before I could hunt down my targets, I had to locate them using the HOLLIS computer terminals, which involved deciphering a series of encrypted codes derived from five ancient languages. To find a magazine article on snails, the following steps were necessary...
...presidential bid, was re-elected Tuesday by his colleagues to lead the 105th Congress. While the 104th Congress was defined by the aggressive, sometimes bellicose, style of Newt Gingrich, this legislative session should be shaped by Lott's more conciliatory, though still conservative, approach. Shortly after being chosen without opposition, Lott said the GOP and Clinton could work together on balancing the budget, cutting taxes and other issues. "We look forward to working with the President to get legislative achievements signed into law," he said. However, Lott also pledged to hold hearings on allegations of illegal fund-raising by Democrats...
...ever. When Mitchard finally returned the call, she learned that her just published first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, had been chosen as the initial recommendation of Oprah's Book Club, a new once-a-month feature on America's most popular syndicated talk show. Mitchard had no idea what this news meant: "I was so surprised that it really was Oprah, because there is not much of a tradition of writers on talk shows. Even as a writer I wouldn't want to hear myself talk about fiction for an hour...
Newly-elected member Sally J. Wolf '97 said being chosen is obviously a great honor...