Word: functions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rita thinks the steady Arthur is the best thing that ever happened to Patrick. Father James is half in love with Loreen, Tony's determined fiance. In touchingly comic ways, these parents -- mismatched themselves -- are determined to see their offspring securely in wedlock, as if the kids could not function on their...
...performing a social function. The overlap program is a give-away program. Every single school [in overlap] bypasses students who can pay for thosewho...
What the networks neglect to mention is that summer has also served another traditional function as a dumping ground for shows that weren't good enough for the regular-season schedule. The newcomers so far might well bring reruns back into fashion...
Mather House, the riot-proof high rise designed in 1968, is color-coded according to function. Reddish brown means living space, while white indicates public space or structural support. As if that coding wasn't sterile enough, architects designed Mather's inner passages to look suspiciously like a rat maze...
That weekend also marks the Ice Cream Bash, asocial function designed to initiate first-yearsinto the Square's fetish for frozen desserts. Forthe next four years, the Union will provide icecream at least once a day, giving its students thedelusion that in the real world, they will haveice cream regularly. The Bash is also one of thefirst opportunities to meet other members of theclass. It's certainly not the last...