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Word: dears (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some responses came immediately. Some took weeks. The ones addressed "Dear Applicant," offered the least hope. They were always very standard four-line letters saying. "Thank you for your letter and resume. Unfortunately, we have no openings for ___ (insert noun for indentured servant) at this time. We will your resume in our active file and if a position becomes available we will contact you. Thank you for your interest in ___ (insert long, WASPy, firm name, i.e. MacKenzie, Brackman, Cheney and Becker--'I'm not really a paralegal, but I play...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Yes, You've Been Negged | 4/18/1992 | See Source »

...almost better to be rejected for bad reasons than to be told, "Dear Intern Applicant...our program is highly competitive as is the environment in the newsroom. The finalists who have been selected generally exhibit more experience, both in writing and reporting, on a professional level. I encourage you to pursue a job at another paper where there may be opportunities for you." Ouch...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Yes, You've Been Negged | 4/18/1992 | See Source »

Last November, Gomes announced he is gay at a rally sponsored by the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students Association to protest Peninsula magazine, a conservative journal near and dear to the hearts of many CCH members...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bad Motives | 4/17/1992 | See Source »

...talked on, you know, you went and saw him and he pontificated rather, but taught one: 'my dear Christopher, what evidence is there that Bach wrote the chromatic fantasy and fugue--dear sir, who wrote the Jupiter Symphony?' He was sometimes showy, but very often asked just the right question that a kid that age needed. 'Stravinsky died 30 years ago and nobody has noticed'--this was while Stravinsky was still alive...

Author: By John D. Shepherd, | Title: Deconstructing and Discovering Classical Music Through Historically Informed Performance: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...like "Sammy" the best because it was the name of my dear Papa, Samuel Samuels, who past away a couple of years ago. Everyone called him "Sammy," and his loving memory runs through my mind every time a friend calls me by that name...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Just Don't Call Me Jon | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

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