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Word: isn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this archaeology grad student isn't your average Indiana Jones. He's tall and thin, wears glasses, and looks like he'd be more at home in a library than in a pit full of poisonous snakes. He seems perfectly comfortable in a tie and suspenders, and it's hard to imagine him in boots and bush hat, carrying a whip...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnoookin, | Title: Dirty Hands in Foreign Lands | 11/13/1986 | See Source »

...selection process isn't the only elitist new club policy. The four officers also decided to offer free memberships to the presidents of all the final clubs. While the officers publicly claim they wish only to regain their tradition as a "waiting club" for those seeking admission to a final club, many members disagree. Says one, "The officers just want the final club set to hang around the Pudding. They want to turn the Pudding into a final club because they weren't punched by final clubs themselves...

Author: By Jennifer M. Oconnor, | Title: E Puddingus Unum | 11/13/1986 | See Source »

With its modest league record, the Crimson isn't exactly the odds-on favorite this weekend. Seeded sixth in the eight-team tournament, the spikers will have to overcome a tendency to start slow if they hope to be successful...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Women Spikers Play Host to Ivy Tourney | 11/13/1986 | See Source »

...mostly healthy." And she does not hesitate to admit her own frailties. Especially when it comes to ice cream. "I eat it until it's not there anymore," she confesses. "I wouldn't die if I were told I couldn't have ice cream, but I might think life isn't worth living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: See Jane Run (and Do Likewise) | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...This is a business," Goring said. "This isn't a game anymore. We all have to act like business people. If you don't do well, business people get fired, be it me or the players themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

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