Word: deaf
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...friend of mine has a sister who is deaf and talks to herself in sign language, which takes the behavior into a new dimension. When I heard this, I thought, "Aha, there's proof of what I have been saying: talking to yourself is just a way of thinking things over, of processing ideas through articulation, a sort of audible shadowboxing. The deaf woman turns her brain waves into fast-forward hand dancing. Same thing." As a writer, I talk to myself in order to try out ideas--a rough draft recited to the pigeons--before writing them down...
...MERLETTI Secret Service head's novel legal claim to hush Clinton's protectors falls on deaf ears...
...Harvard style--overdoing them, to the delight of her editors and at her own mental, physical and emotional expense. Repeated exhortations that this was "only a job", that Let's Go was as much about enjoying one's time as it was about meeting deadlines, seemed to fall on deaf ears...
...result of a hard-fought battle for student needs. The irony, however, is that Knowles credited his decision not to the demands of students but to the concerns of faculty and staff. This is further evidence that when Harvard's highly prized Faculty speaks, it listens, but is deaf to the prized needs of students...
...basic principles of antitrust policy. Klein held his ground, amazed at Gates' lack of sophistication in realizing to what extent DOJ's action might go beyond Windows 98. The two-hour session produced a stalemate. Gates, said insiders, was "intelligent, forceful and, above all, passionate," but regulators were deaf to his entreaties. As an insider put it, "Windows 98 is part--but only part--of DOJ's concern. It is only a chapter in a much bigger book." All this was a prelude to what may be a monumental showdown this week, as DOJ moves not only to block Windows...