Word: item
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...main subject of the film is J.K., a hard-working black student with high grades and demonstrated leadership who comes from an underprivileged socioeconomic background. For J.K., getting in to Berkeley seems reasonable except for one item, his significantly below-average SAT score...
...With eBay there's an element of trust. Here, you just walk over to your friend's place [and pick up the item]," Ebbel said...
...definitely got my foot in the door at Microsoft," he writes in an e-mail message. "I'm pretty sure it wasn't having a one-day towel boy item on my resume that aroused Steve Ballmer's interest...
Historically RCAA has been a line item in the Radcliffe College budget. The association sponsors speakers, conferences and programs for graduates, as well as assisting with reunions. In the past it has taken a more activist stance than the Harvard Alumni Association, with RCAA leaders using their platform to lobby both Radcliffe and Harvard on behalf of undergraduate women...
...problem with running an auction site where anybody can put anything up for sale is that sooner or later they will. So it was that eBay officials found themselves Thursday confronting a particularly cringe-inducing entry: item #153213066, billed as a "Fully functional kidney for sale." "You can choose either kidney," the description read. "Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course, only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only." The listing had been up since August 26 and the bidding had been intense, running from $25,000 up to $5.7 million...