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Word: complains (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...match, most of the excitement camefrom the sidelines at the end of the first half.Wheaton was arguing with the referee in typicalfashion, and the ref ordered him to "sit down andbe quiet" for the remainder of the match, addingthat since Wheaton's team was ahead 3-0, he shouldnot complain...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Petruccelli OT Goal Crushes Crusaders | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...match, most of the excitement camefrom the sidelines at the end of the first half.Wheaton was arguing with the referee in typicalfashion, and the ref ordered him to "sit down andbe quiet" for the remainder of the match, addingthat since Wheaton's team was ahead 3-0, he shouldnot complain...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Thumps George Mason | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...President and his party are so estranged that anything he did inspired them to complain. When he tried to argue his case, they told him to be quiet. And when he left them alone, with instructions to vote their conscience, he had somehow failed to make it easy. Complained a Democratic strategist on the Hill: "He could have said, 'I think this process is partisan and unfair, but it's inevitable, so go ahead and vote for it and let's get on with it.' But he didn't. Instead he said, 'Vote your conscience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down In History | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...other Toys "R" Us stores, while many customers praise the selection of games and toys, several complain about service and, surprisingly, prices. Third-grader Kirby Turnage IV, shopping in Pensacola, Fla., says that "my brother and sisters like Toys 'R' Us better, but I keep telling them Target is better. The prices are better." His father, Kirby Turnage III, observes that the Toys "R" Us lines are too long and that there is a "lack of customer service." And Denver Toys "R" Us shopper Tonya Howard says, "The people here have an attitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turmoil in Toyland | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...free products by 2002. Kimberly-Clark scaled back its use of rain forest-wood fiber after the organization published ads depicting ancient forests over the headline OLDEST LIVING THINGS ON EARTH OR TOMORROW'S TOILET PAPER? 3M signed on after RAN set up an 800 number for consumers to complain. Nike, Levi Strauss and Andersen Corp. (the largest U.S. window manufacturer) agreed without hesitation, and Kinko's is even marketing its eco-friendliness with a line of tree-free paper made from bananas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Next Stop, Home Depot | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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