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Word: choses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...committee chose Providence over Vermont because the Catamounts won only two of 10 games against tournament teams, while the Friars posted a 5-10-1 record...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Icemen Given Second Seed in the East | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...that appeal failed to stir a large number of blacks, despite Jackson's exhortations. Evans, after toying with the idea of seeking the nomination in the Democratic primary, chose instead to wage an independent campaign under the banner of the "Harold Washington Party." Thus, having defeated one black opponent in the primary, Richie Daley will have to overcome another in the general election on April 4 to reclaim his father's office. If he does, Chicago would become the third major city (after Cleveland and Charlotte, N.C.) in which the mayor's office, once won by a black, has reverted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primogeniture in The Windy City | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...Fred Augustus Gorden became the first black officer to serve as commandant of cadets at West Point. While he was walking across the campus one day, a white cadet failed to give the requisite salute. Gorden paused. Still no salute. He could have severely disciplined the cadet, but he chose simply to talk with him instead. "I've learned to pick and choose my battles," he explains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: When The Boss Is Black | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

Instead, Roy chose to attend Choate Academy during the middle of his high school years. His g.p.a. was just as important as his g.a.a...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: A Goalie By Any Other Name... | 3/10/1989 | See Source »

Collins says that while in office, she chose the last route--increasing the state's funds by encouraging tourism and industry, and thereby creating more jobs and enlarging the state's tax base...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: From Kentucky to Kennedy School, Former Governor Mixes Family, Job | 3/8/1989 | See Source »

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