Word: fittingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Peer pressure liberalism" forces conservatives to give up their opinions in order to make friends and fit in. Pressure from one's fellow students to toe the party line can be even more effective than the indoctrination carried out by the professors...
...harder to defuse. Classes usually finish after a semester; dorm life continues throughout the year. The hierarchy of authority in the dorms begins with a proctor or resident tutor. These people, thankfully, are not your parents. They all have a standard set of rules to enforce as they see fit; it is up to you to comply...
...general we're more motivated and a lot more fit," captain Genevieve Chelius adds. "We know that we have a lot of bases to cover...
...never mind that shipping the Cubans there is the ultimate in stopgap solutions. "It's a day-by-day situation, and that's how we're looking at it," acknowledges a top White House aide. Another Administration official declines to discuss how stashing the fugitives at Guantanamo might fit into any long-term policy toward Cuba. Says he: "We're focused now on the immediate problem -- handling the refugees." Nor will anyone speculate just how long the Cubans might have to stay in Guantanamo. The standard answer is "Indefinitely," but does that mean months? Years? Until the 68-year...
...Daily the deals are fraught with problems. Government regulations, for instance, may prohibit Time Warner from owning a TV network while it also dominates some cable markets. Time Warner is the number two cable provider in the U.S. And Disney, with its children-oriented shows, would be an odd fit with CBS, which has an older viewership. "This is a period of conversation at every level among every company," said one analyst. "No one knows how this information superhighway stuff is going to work...