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Word: fixes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have a fix on when it would happen," she said. "It all depends on what improvements are requested. What kind of value can we bring without compromising the program...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fourth Meal Possible in the Distant Future | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...official Robert F. Wolfreys would not speculate on a precise timetable for changes. But he cautions that students should not expect a quick fix...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Understaffed Dorm Crew Tries to Adjust | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...WHAT THEY GOT] --HIGH-TECH, HANDS DOWN The law gives firms 90 days to fix glitches before being sued, limits punitive damages against small firms, holds companies liable only for their fair share (big outfits won't pay the whole bill) and limits class-action suits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Finance: The Buyer's Guide to Congress | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...little box chirps. Angela stares at its smooth, blue face long enough for the embedded microlaser to scan the back of her eye. "Ocular pressure, blood pressure and carbon-dioxide levels normal," the alarm clock reports. "But you are dehydrated. I'll signal the refrigerator to fix you an electrolyte cocktail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Robots Make House Calls? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...irregulars are vulnerable too because they depend on fallible memory. If a verb declines in popularity, speakers may not hear its irregular form often enough to fix it securely in memory. They fall back on -ed, changing the language for following generations. That is why forms from Chaucer's time such as chide-chid and writhe-wrothe turned into chided and writhed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horton Heared a Who! | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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