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Word: fasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fanatic overprotection of women is fast making us an infantile nation. We need to treat sex with greater realism and imagination. Women should be taught not that they are passive wards of the state but that sex is a great human comedy where the joke is always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Crisis: A Call for Lustiness | 3/23/1998 | See Source »

Unless, of course, you think we're fast approaching a market top. My best Wall Street sources are in awe at how far stocks have risen in the past three years, and privately many say they are bracing for a fall. They won't necessarily be right. But the tough job scene for their ilk is evidence of their conviction. Keeping down head count in good times may be a grim new reality. But at some level it represents Wall Street's collective stab at timing the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Good For The Goose... | 3/23/1998 | See Source »

...introduced as Interludio per Corde, for that's all it was--intense chords adding gradually to the strange aura of the music, chords that take their origins from unknown places that only the orchestra seemed to know. However, Joe Levin `98, changed the mood by performing a fast and striking flute solo with the orchestra providing major dynamic contrast. Playing off Levin's solo was a long clarinet scherzo, shrieking through technically challenging runs in some kind of frantic war dance, stopping for moments to provide a melodious peace, only to gradually build up more tension into crazy clarinet runs...

Author: By Sue Y. Chi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Safety in Numbers? Not for an Adept BSO | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

Rounding out the pen are several rookies--and a quarterback. Freshmen John Birtwell, who brings a potent fast-ball and slider, and Graham McKay, who sports a decent curve as his out pitch, could break into the box scores. Sophomore Rich Linden, crossing from Harvard Stadium to O'Donnell Field, abandoned the outfield he played in high school to attempt to crack the staff...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Revamped Staff, Explosive Lineup Key Hardball Repeat Bid | 3/19/1998 | See Source »

...Block employee reports that a client entered the business and asked about his refund. When an employee tried to explain, the client became irrational and said, "I know how to get my money fast." At that time, the individual looked towards the cash register. The employee took this as a threat...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/18/1998 | See Source »

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