Word: chosing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Normally, men are matched to women and vice-versa, but at Mather House 35 more males than females signed up. Only after five men withdrew and some women agreed to have two Santees did an exact pairing result. Winthrop House chose similar measures to balance their 220 participants...
...majority leader is one of the most influential figures in Washington. On Capitol Hill, he sets the Senate's agenda and decides what bills come to the floor. Although Dole has often joked that "majority pleader" would be a more appropriate title, many Senators chose him precisely for his ability to forge compromises out of seemingly hopeless deadlocks. Said Senator Slade Gorton of Washington: "We picked the individual with the most experience in managing bills on the floor...
Meanwhile, the Sandinistas' own recent flurry of false alarms about an imminent U.S. invasion was, in a sense, silenced by the World Court. Said one West European observer: "The mood in Managua suddenly switched from one of contrived invasion hysteria that most of the populace chose to ignore to one of quietly triumphant legality...
Often, shower to stall to sink discussions took place. "It was either in the bathroom, on the bus [to the science building], or at meals," and they chose to discuss other topics during these scarce moments of relaxation, said DiAntonio...
...Crimson squad of could, Ritch and Groukan out the evening with a win in the 400-yd. freestyle event that Navy chose...