Word: chosen
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...computers themselves are chosen by a group of students who make recommendations on what the Showcase should offer. Since then, the room has "evolved over time as a place where people can use more advanced technology for things," explains Steen...
...main difference [between theleagues] being the exposure the women in the WNBAreceive; I mean, that's huge for women'sbasketball," Feaster continued. "That's not themain reason I'm choosing it, because if it were, Iwould have chosen a different school besidesHarvard. For me, it's all about having options,and I think the WNBA will present me with morefor my future...
...month ago it appeared as if Boris Yeltsin had chosen a graduate student to lead Russia's government. But after finally prevailing in a bruising confirmation battle, Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko looks "articulate, very bright and quite authoritative," says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. "His standing has definitely improved as he remained unfazed throughout the verbal hammering he's faced." Yeltsin's baby-faced protégé won easily in today's Duma vote after a secret ballot allowed a number of Communists and other opposition members to quietly defect in order to avoid the dissolution...
Irrespective of the "story," the clothes themselves were well-chosen and in sync with the trends being hyped in this Spring's fashion glossies. In an explicit homage to Gianni Versace, the clothes for both men and women were exuberantly colored and provocatively cut. Monoyudis displayed ensembles that alternated between being minimalistic without being stark and decorative without being gaudy, though what was bought and what was designed was unclear. Another quibble: none of the models wore shoes, so even those female models who expertly emulated walking in high heels still looked like they were playing dress-up in Mommy...
...ignorant of it, animportant aspect of smoking is the cigaretteitself. For one thing, most smokers are attachedto a particular brand of cigarettes. Goldberg, whosmokes Kamel Reds, says, "I can't stand lightcigarettes, and I like the taste of these comparedto others." Although Goldberg expresses disgustwith lights instead of his chosen brand, othersprefer them. One grad student says, "I smokeCarltons because they're light, light as air." Hegoes on to argue that it is easier to quit fromlight cigarettes than Reds. Altshuler has apeculiar reason for enjoying his favorite brand,saying, "I smoke Parliaments because I like tostick my tongue...