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Word: isn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Many people believe we're running an Avon-lady type of operation--this isn't so," Bechtal said...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Nestle Speakers Disagree Over Facts | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

Dean Fox, referring to a similar meal-credit plan at Brown University, said yesterday. "Unlike Harvard, Brown has only one dining hall--it isn't feasible to combine the convenience of a dining room in every house with a University-wide meal credit system...

Author: By Daniel A. Carroll, | Title: Poll Shows Freshman Favor Distribution of Course Outlines | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

...isn't the question of stock ownership, what can justify this disproportion? I think there were two answers given in the debate last time given by Professors Walzer and Higonnet. Prof. Walzer said he would have emphasized rather more the particular cruelty and the particular degradation that was involved in singling out a nation or a religious group or a race for systematic oppression. Why did my friend say "nation, religious group, or race" and not say "class"? Isn't genocide also the genocide of a class? I beg leave of good Dean Bowersock to translate the word "genus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Transcript of Faculty Meeting | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

Unfortuneately, Steven Jacob's Candide isn't exaggerated enough, and seems very flat against the background provided by the rest of the production. He sings very well, but his acting relies too heavily on blow-dried good looks and glassy stares, even for a character as naive as Candide. The fault may be with the director for trying too hard to make Candide reflect the contrast between Dr. Pangloss's world view and the world itself. The result, however, is a boring character substituted for a sympathetic one. Jacob's performance doesn't hinder one's enjoyment of the show...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: Glitter and Be Gay | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

Everybody knows that $1 million isn't what it used to be, and it is also common wisdom that even the highest-paid corporate executives earn less than such folk idols as disc jockeys, movie and rock stars and even country music heroes; Johnny Paycheck will be good for $1 million or more this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Executive View by Marshall Loeb: Where Big Money Is Made | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

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