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Word: fixedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Typical Response from Harvard Guy: "I got your call, and I tried calling you back but I think the directory listed the wrong number. You should look into that." [Girl: "I did, and they fixed it."] "Oh. Well, I've been busy working. Midterms, papers, etc..."

Author: By Sonia Inamdar, | Title: Endpaper: Playing by the Rules | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

However, such arguments do not explain why we value masculinity but not femininity; heterosexuality, but not homosexuality. In a society in which Ambinder considers women, gay men and lesbians as "oppressed peoples," gender theory demonstrates that such "oppression" has a social, rather than a fixed, biological basis.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

However, such arguments do not explain why we value masculinity but not femininity; heterosexulity, but not homosexuality. In a society in which Ambinder considers women, gay men and lesbians as "oppressed peoples," gender theory demonstrates that such "oppression" has a social, rather than a fixed, biological basis.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Theory Misunderstood | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

Chen said that persistent problems with blanketing could be fixed.

Author: By Matthew G.H. Chun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yard Residents Startled by Mysterious Radio Signals | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

If Monica Lewinsky had begun to feel fixed and formulated by the eyes of the public, the prosecutors and the media, last week was her chance to change the formula. It was an elaborate affair, spanning continents and media formats, involving a small army of press flacks and a red...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monica Lewinsky's Makeover | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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