Search Details

Word: gain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...example, the NGI will be able to transmit the entire Encyclopedia Brittanica in under one second, and defense agencies will be able to coordinate data from multiple satellites in order to gain "information dominance...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Joins in Efforts to Create Less Congested Internet 2 | 10/21/1997 | See Source »

...major Latin American and Caribbean music conference had threatened to abandon Miami as a future venue, a move that would cost the city millions of dollars. "As an American," Estefan wrote, "I am frightened to see our most basic liberties being trampled on in the march for political gain. As a Cuban American, I am embarrassed that non-Cubans might think that we are all of a narrow mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURNING THE BEAT AROUND | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

After reading your article "Reno's New Focus," I came away with a disheartened outlook on our government. It is a sad fact that our two most powerful political parties make money the pivotal point around which they revolve. Today the only way to gain attention from any government official is through large sums of money. AMY RITZERT Corona Del Mar, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 20, 1997 | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...Career and Study Abroad Forum is its value to students interested in careers which take advantage of an interest in and commitment to public service. The current mythology among students is that the Forum only benefits "those corporate types." Well the fact is that there is much to gain at the Forum for those of you who are looking to find ways to exercise your service orientation...

Author: By Susan Vacca and Bill Wright-swadel, S | Title: PUBLIC SERVICE | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

This past week, veteran ska acts the Pietasters, formed in 1990 in Washington D.C., and the Slackers, formed in 1991 in New York City, each rolled out a new album. Both bands have toured the ska circuit for several years and are just now starting to gain the recognition given to such bands as The Toasters, The Skatalites and The Scofflaws. Each is a seven piece band utilizing the trumpet and saxophone in the horn section. The Pietasters further take on a trombone in their horn section while the Slackers add a keyboard as their seventh piece...

Author: By Sumeet Garg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Throwing Away The Pie, Picking Up the Slack | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Previous | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | Next