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Word: formality (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...funny; he was Irish; he was eccentric,"Osborn said. "He dressed like a gentlemen. He wasalways very formal. He was an exceptional,exceptional person...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Professor, Playwright Alfred Dies | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...first real politician, and his thick hair and fast smile seemed to evoke a future that made Russians dreamy with hope. But Yeltsin today is an all too familiar Russian archetype. Reclusive and suspicious, the President lives in a tightly sealed world. Most presidential meetings are rigid and formal. Senior Cabinet ministers and aides have an old-fashioned phone next to their desks. Instead of a dial it bears a simple sign reading THE PRESIDENT. It is widely understood, however, that the phone is for answering, not calling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Survival of the Fittest | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

Counter and many members of the Foundation'sFAC, however, have little formal training in racescholarship...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Foundation to Receive Increased Role, But Critics Question Its Approach | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

...part, however, Harvard has been slow to join this trend. With virtually no threat of competition and a pool of applicants that could fill its incoming class several times over, Harvard has no formal incentive to be customer-friendly...

Author: By Scott A. resnick, | Title: May I Take Your Order | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

...part, however, Harvard has been slow to join this trend. With virtually no threat of competition and a pool of applicants that could fill its incoming class several times over, Harvard has no formal incentive to be customer-friendly...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: May I Take Your Order? | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

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