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Word: delta (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What were you doing young lady?" one woman asks another. "I went to Nu Delta, but we left shortly after we got there..." The rest is lost under the buzz of the women...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...brain. As it functions, the brain emits energy waves in four frequency ranges called wave states: beta, which is the normal, alert state; alpha, a slower pace noted when people are relaxed and creative; theta, the level just before people doze off, when intense learning can occur; and delta, which is deep sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Turn On and Tune Out | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

Kuan sold the IDs to students at the Delta Tau Delta and Phi Kappa Theta fraternities on Commonwealth Ave. in Boston and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at MIT, McLaughlin said. He added that Kuan also distributed about 10 licenses on the Harvard campus and 10 in his hometown. Kuan charged $30 for each license, McLaughlin said...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Student Admits Fake ID Sale | 2/15/1990 | See Source »

...orbit until 1970, six months after the U.S. landed men on the moon. But Japan has come on fast by stressing efficiency and borrowing rocket technology from other nations. For example, the country's workhorse launcher, the H-1, is a modified version of the 30-year-old U.S. Delta rocket. Most striking is Japan's record of consistency: ISAS has had only two failures in 19 launches, both in the 1970s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Japan Goes to the Moon | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...less than a 747), fixed them up a bit (a 767 has 75% more capacity than the old 707) and had the President airborne in plenty of comfort and safety (the Air Force refused to look at any plane with only two motors). Or maybe they should have considered Delta -- ready when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A $650 Million Flying Palace | 1/15/1990 | See Source »

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