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Word: extras (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gazette reported that the parish has agreed to put $500,000 of the purchase price towards the clean-up of the chemicals. If the cost is lower, then the extra money will go to St. Paul...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Harvard Buys Lot for Affiliated Housing | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

Finally, in the second extra session, Harvard midfielder Chris Garvey scored on a back-door cut, assisted by attackman Mickey Cavuoti, to ensure a happy Arizona vacation for the Crimson...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: M. Lacrosse | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

...young men -- some even functionally illiterate or learning disabled -- trying desperately to keep up with their work. Some, unable to read an exam, must be read the questions aloud and respond with oral answers. Some were wooed by recruiters who could not make good on promises of tutors and extra study time. And some have found themselves befriended by unscrupulous agents and professional gamblers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: College Sport...Foul! | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

...Maybe it does take an extra 10 minutes to get there but the renovations make up for it," said Edwin K. Joe '92, who received North as his first choice yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Quad Makes a Comeback | 3/24/1989 | See Source »

...link between the XYY chromosome pattern and criminal behavior. In 1965 a study of violent criminals in a Scottish high-security mental institution found that a surprisingly high percentage had a particular chromosomal abnormality: in addition to the X and Y chromosomes normally found in men, each carried an extra Y, or "male" chromosome. The press and public seized on the idea that these so-called supermales were genetically predestined to a life of crime. That interpretation proved false. Further investigations showed that the vast majority of men with the XYY pattern -- an estimated 96% -- lead relatively normal lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Perils of Treading on Heredity | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

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