Word: forgotten
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wrote this as a personal memorial to my friend, it is an attempt to keep her present and not have her forgotten which is what happens when people die. They get forgotten really fast," says Thernstrom, who graduated summa cum laude in English...
When the budget for all these projects was officially determined, however, the Committee members realized that they had miscalculated. They had forgotten about the petty fines that they levy on students for every little transgression. They had forgotten about the added income from raising the price of library copy machines from five cents to 10. They forgot about the irksome two-dollar "processing" charge that every student must pay if they want a copy of their transcript. As the final tally of extra money began to take shape, a solemn hush fell over the Trustees. What could they spend...
...bogus requirement. Students study half an hour the night before the test, and half an hour after the test they have forgotten everything they learned," said David R. Korfhage...
...class sub plunged 18,000 ft. to the bottom of the Atlantic some 600 miles east of Bermuda, taking with it as many as 16 SS-N-6 ballistic missiles, each tipped with two 500-kiloton nuclear warheads. But if the vessel is gone, it has not been forgotten. Since the sinking last Oct. 6, Soviet ships have watched over the site, "maintaining a nearly continuous presence," according to a Pentagon official. Sometimes a Soviet merchant ship keeps the vigil. At other times an AGI (intelligence-gathering vessel) watches over the spot where the sub went under. While the Pentagon...
Television journalism demands presence. The first and loudest question is apt to net presidential attention and response. That is the gold. The second, more muted question is apt to be ignored and forgotten, and the asker is apt to feel his stardom and celestial salary threatened. Network White House correspondents can now come close to a million a year. A startled Lyndon Johnson once grumped, "My God, do you realize they pay some of those telly- vision reporters $60,000 a year?" Mere peanuts today...