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Word: jessee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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"I want you to be somebody, and you can if you try . . . Pick up that phone and call now!" So exhorted the smiling face in the newspaper ad for a nationwide chain of vocational schools. Rarely has such an ordinary pitch received so much attention, but then this was no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaigns: Jesse the Pitchman | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

Now the export-decontrol momentum is building. In a notable change of philosophy, the U.S. recently went along with a COCOM decision to remove controls on shipments of personal computers. Likewise, the two trade bills approved by the House and Senate both contain provisions that would prevent the Government from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shoot-Out At Tech Gap | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

The six remaining candidates suffer from a common problem: with the exception of Jesse Jackson, they are still not well known nationally. Only Jackson has developed a large body of committed supporters willing to overlook errors and discount or ignore unfavorable publicity. The others remain vulnerable to being blown away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dwarfs in Disarray | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

In the '80s, the names have changed but the song remains the same. Prince, also short and mysterious, is the man with the vision. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Wendy Melvoin, and Lisa Coleman are among the visionary's close-knit circle of talented friends. Unlikely Minneapolis is the...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: The Right Time For Flyte Tyme | 10/9/1987 | See Source »

"A faculty can have some very substantial divisions on philosophical issues for a long time and still continue to do its thing in the classroom," said Jesse Choper, dean of the Law School at the University of California at Berkeley.

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Outside Scholars Evaluate Law School Controversy | 10/7/1987 | See Source »

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