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Word: fill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thiemann faces a host of challenges to tackle. The school, with about 30 faculty members, is looking for five scholars to fill three endowed chairs and two assistant professorships...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Divinity School Chooses Haverford Prof as Dean | 1/6/1986 | See Source »

...Yale professor of sociology has been picked to fill a new Business School chair devoted to entrepreneurship, officials said yesterday...

Author: By Evan M. Supcoff, | Title: Yale Sociology Prof Picked for B-School Entrepreneur Chair | 1/6/1986 | See Source »

...small circle at the top of the paper, then, unsatisfied, flips the sheet over and begins to draw a small stick figure. The two young women suggest that the children lay their heads directly on the paper; Betsy will draw an outline of their heads, and the children may fill in the features. Carmen and Elena respond at once and begin to work. Ralphy balks and starts to play elsewhere. He is taken out of the room by Lori...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

...decided to file my own report directly to you." A scoop. At Geneva, the 3,000 reporters had been held at such a distance that they could only report on how unusually long Reagan and Gorbachev had talked, quote aides on how well they got along, and fill space with features like CBS News' "cold war wardrobes" of Raisa Gorbachev and others. Press commentary had to be tentative. "Politically, it was a plus for both men," Commentator Bill Moyers solemnly intoned. During the summit, some reporters were able to piece together coherent accounts of what went on, but they mostly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Newswatch: Selling an Agreed Version | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

...which was adopted three weeks ago, any candidate for President or Vice President can withdraw or be disqualified at any time until noon of election day, and any votes cast up to that point will be tallied for the person from the same party who has been named to fill the vacancy. Skeptical Filipinos, Laurel among them, have warned that Marcos might use that clause at the last minute to make First Lady Imelda his running mate or even the K.B.L.'s presidential candidate. For now, Mrs. Marcos seems determined to dispel such rumors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Getting Their Acts Together | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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