Search Details

Word: decentering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...those infamous red shirts represent more than just an uncanny ability to walk backwards while simultaneously spouting University propaganda. Those shirts also help point to some of the more obnoxious people on this campus. Sure, it is true that many Keysters, as they so cleverly refer to themselves, are decent people who joined the organization out of a genuine desire to give back to the community. And, the Key has always adequately fulfilled its ambassadorial responsibilities. Yet it is deeply ironic that the group charged with representing this college to the outside world in many ways represents what is worst...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: My Crimson Key Problem and Ours | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

...some Democrats who?re happy to vote for reform as long as it?s doomed to fail." (Kind of like the moderate Republicans who voted for that $792 billion tax cut that arrived DOA at the White House yesterday.) McCain has made a career - and the beginnings of a decent presidential run ?- by being the kind of guy who exposes hypocrisy on the Hill. He may find more of it this time than he?s bargaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will John McCain Blow Some Dems' Cover? | 9/16/1999 | See Source »

...least looks like a football player and 3) The Kansas City Chiefs are going to be even worse than we thought. Which brings us to Sunday, and Soldier Field, Chiefs vs. Bears in a match that's definitely old-school ? say circa 1978, when 4-12 looked like a decent year to both squads. It looks that way again ? the Chiefs have lost both starting cornerbacks, their coach and probably what's left of their dignity after an awful preseason, while the Bears are pinning their hopes on the flaccid left arm of Cade McKnown. Still, Bears getting three points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL: On Top of the Covers | 9/10/1999 | See Source »

...answer to that last question, at least, is a no-brainer. Virtually everyone agrees that the advent of Net movies will certainly be a boon for independent film- makers, who, thanks to the plunging cost of digital video cameras, powerful PCs and editing software, are already making decent films on modest budgets. Metafilmics producer Barnet Bain expects Quantum to cost around $3 million to shoot--way below the Hollywood average of $50 million a picture. That will enable the company to finance the project privately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies Hit The Net | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...decent person who doesn't own a firearm for self-preservation in today's "violence solves all" society is either a fool or a coward. JOE MONSTWILLO St. Louis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 30, 1999 | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Next