Word: dipped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...makers did the macarena--a hand flap here, a hip swivel there. But their efforts to improve home computers amounted to the same old song and dance: incrementally faster processors, modems and CD-ROM drives, with an occasional dip toward better design. Toshiba, however, wowed the crowded desktop dance floor with a balletic new product that blends the functions of a computer with the capabilities of TV and stereo. With its radical design, innovative features and ability to attract a crowd, the Infinia Home PC is a critical...
...sentenced to three months of light yard work at President Rudenstine's house. On the other hand, if the dread charge of "behavior unbecoming a Harvard student" is raised, they could all receive a spanking from every member of the Harvard Corporation, and the registrar will be instructed to dip their transcripts in tuna oil before mailing them to potential employers...
Without some poetry to dip into, after all, those in line at a vehicle-inspection station would presumably spend their time drumming impatiently on their steering wheels, muttering imprecations against bureaucracy and trying to decide whether the sound of their idling engine included a faint but ominous ping...
...last presidential debate was the least watched in history. the Republican and Democratic Conventions were the least watched in history. The TV networks have provided less coverage of this campaign than of any other. Voter surveys suggest that the turnout on Nov. 5 could dip under 50%. Who's to blame for this implosion of apathy? The candidates? The media? The public? The zeitgeist? No, such explanations are wide of the mark: It's the metaphors, stupid...
While Friends of Craigie Circle have yet to make an offer for the building they hope to acquire, Cambridge has a $2.25 million tenant assistance fund into which the group hopes to dip...