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Word: factly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That was an argument based on rhetoric and not too much else," says Kennedy School student and study author Patrick J. Dober of the discount theory. In fact, Dober found, the average discount 1-2-3 would give tenants is a mere 8 percent...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Cambridge's Perennial Issue Rears Its Head | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...words] were purposefully designed to catch the attention of the person who has come to vote and who has not studied the proposal carefully," says Samp. "The basic argument between [Democratic Commissioner Sondra B.] Scheir and myself is, "Does this in fact constitute a buzzword...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Cambridge's Perennial Issue Rears Its Head | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

Such results are commonplace in Cambridge, which uses a system of proportional representation (PR) that virtually assures re-election for incumbents. In fact, many city residents joke about the real meaning of PR--perpetual representation, they...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Change Is a Certainty in a Wide Open Race | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...fact, voters are likely to find the difference between the Coalition and CCA largely rhetorical--especially since all Rainbow candidates are also CCA-endorsed candidates...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Change Is a Certainty in a Wide Open Race | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...success. Yet many of his seemingly invincible tanks were very lightly armored and carried no offensive weapons heavier than machine guns. More important, the German war machine depended heavily on imported supplies: Swedish steel, Rumanian oil, South African chromium. The blitzkrieg was in part a response to the fact that a Germany blockaded by Britain did not then have the resources to wage war for more than six months. In addition to his natural gall and guile, though, Hitler had one attribute indispensable to a commander: luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What If . . .? | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

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