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Word: fingers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could do the research for the sample problems. I could go out and call 1000 people to see if they approve of the President or I can take 500 spelling tests. As long as somebody else analyzes the data I don't mind doing the leg-work. Its the finger-work that I can't handle--most of the problems require more than ten, and that's when I start to get confused...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Quite Ridiculous Requirement | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...looks like he is carrying an overnight bag; she wears a diamond ring on her left ring finger. They talk about names for their children. The bus driver take a sharp corner. "Better hold on tight, dear," he tells...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...debt. During the last quarter of 1989, the economy grew by only 0.5%, the slowest pace in three years. Warns Kazuaki Harada, chief economist of Japan's Sanwa Bank: "The real U.S. situation is worse than the growth-rate figures would indicate." Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, whose finger is closest to the American economic pulse, thinks the current slump is probably only a "temporary hesitation" and believes the U.S. can avoid a recession. But as he told the Joint Economic Committee last week, "I wouldn't want to bet the ranch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Watch Out | 2/12/1990 | See Source »

...HERE are just three simple and easy steps to the perfect job interview. First buy a gun. Next go to the interview. Finally, tell the interviewer in a very direct way that you and your "itchy trigger finger Sam" are very, very qualified for job. Don't forget to shake hands firmly when leaving...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: No-Nos of Job Interviews | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

Pointing the finger is not the way to address Harvard's faults, numerous though they may be. It merely leads critics to believe that they, by power of intellect or strength of moral conviction, are superior to those they castigate. In their open attack on the University's backward-thinking leadership, the authors of How Harvard Rules fall prey to the very belief they should seek to dispel: the myth that Harvard ought to represent the best...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Telling Tales of a University Not So Liberal | 2/9/1990 | See Source »

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