Word: fixing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...case, Smith says he'll just play it by ear, convinced that the nature of his calling will somehow reveal itself "St. Francis changed the whole world," Smith points out, "and all he tried to do was fix a church...
...admit some minority students with prior grades and test socres somewhat below those of other applicants whome we must run aside... This does not mean that we should admit persons who are not well qualified to meet our academic standards, nor does it mean that we should fix some predetermined goal or quota for minority students or for any other category or group. All applicants must be evaluated as individuals, and attention must be paid in each case to all of the characteristics and qualities that relate to our educational goals. In making these assessments, however, we cannot rely exclusively...
...weren't so sad. "Don't strain yourself," were Christopher's parting words. "Just leave the dishes in the sink." But I washed every one as reverently as if it were a part of him, and then I snooped all through the tiny house, hoping to get a clearer fix on him by absorbing the flora and fauna of his life into my skin...
...comic collection as it was then. It really appalled me--a lot of them were all torn up and the comics that were there were really shitty--comics like 'Superman.' So I went to the House Committee and got them to give me $25 for the spring semester to fix up the collection. And I got it back in shape...
...something to watch. In air and bearing, she possesses regal command. Her arrant good looks, particularly those thrush-startled violet eyes, fix all other eyes upon her. On glimpsing her, Poe might have written his poem "To Helen" apostrophizing the most beguiling beauty of the ancient world. QE3 (as someone recently nicknamed Taylor) conjures up that grace and grandeur...