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Word: inferior (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...often enough to offend good taste. In 1974 the Bordeaux region was rocked by the news that the respected firm of Cruse et Fils Freres had sold cheap Midi reds under more expensive Bordeaux labels. In 1979 Burgundy Shipper Bernard-Noël Grivelet was accused of peddling an inferior blend under the finest names of the Cote d'Or. Now comes a 1980 scandal that may dwarf them both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCANDALS: Vintage Villains | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

...rare, "People will evaluate the tenure candidates' work thinking in good conscience that they're doing it on an objective basis, and if they find the candidate's questions, methods, and answers very different from their own, they conclude that there's nothing in this work, this is inferior work, or any variation of these themes...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker and Jonathan D. Rabinovitz, S | Title: Stephen Marglin: | 3/12/1980 | See Source »

Last night, the Crimson avoided the possible pitfall of a letdown against lesser opponents, mustering elan to devastate the two clearly inferior squads...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Racquetwomen Win Twice In Head-to-Head Finale | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

...which it can be exploited. National security, it is said, requires nothing more (nor less) than strategic parity or "essential equivalence." One does not have to be an expert on formal logic to realize that the terms "parity" or "equivalence" postulate their contraries, which are "superiority" and "inferiority." He who says "parity" unavoidably, even if silently, admits to the possibility of "dis-parity," that is, superior and inferior entities. Were this not the case, we would have no need for arms limitations. We could readily permit the Russians to squander their resources on accumulating until the end of time useless...

Author: By Richard E. Pipes, | Title: An Impossible Dream? | 2/21/1980 | See Source »

...squads returned to the floor for the second half, the cagers had a 25 point deficit to make up. Crimson coach Carol Kleinfelder, discouraged with listless Harvard rebounding, decided inferior height must have been the cause and started her five tallest players. Though strategically questionable, Kleinfelder's plan proved a good choice and the cagers paced B.U. bucket for bucket most of the second half...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Women Hoopsters Vanquished by B.U., 88-49 Prospective Olympian Debra Miller Stands Out | 2/19/1980 | See Source »

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