Word: hoc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This fall, Jewett instituted four setsubcommittees, ending the practice of appointingad hoc subcommittees in cases disputed by aninvolved party...
...petition, which received 181 signatures, proposed adoption of an "ideal policy" drafted by Peer Advocates Against Harassment, an ad hoc committee of the Graduate Student Council...
Isaacson's talk was punctuated by interjections from several scholars and journalists. The ad hoc panel included Walburg Professor of Economics emeritus John Kenneth Galbraith, Edward R. Murrow, Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy Marvin L. Kalb, and New York Times columnist J. Anthony Lewis...
...hoc committee on security intimidated even the most hardened of potential muggers with a council-funded poster-drawing contest, complete with prizes. Casino Night, a successful and well-planned council social event, despite a $10 admission fee and hundreds of attendees, still somehow managed to lose plenty of money...
...called "ad hoc" committees (originally established to deal with pressing, unavoidable issues, but at least one of which has been here longer than the Class of '93) will be recreated to give people important-sounding leadership positions for future U.C. elections and law school applications. If these ad hoc committees are fortunate, more than four people will show up for a few of their meetings. If really fortunate, these committees will do something remotely useful...