Word: jims
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Finally, another example that left me questioning his sensitivity involved his treatment of the Jim Crow laws. In lecture, Thernstrom stated that Jim Crow laws were partially established for the protection of Blacks born after 1890 who had not been socialized by subordination, broken into the system, and were therefore more inclined to be uppity and lynched. Subordination is a subjective term. It could be argued that Blacks are still socialized by subordination, meaning that many do not have a positive opinion of themselves as Blacks and still seek to define themselves in white terms. This careless wording and often...
Harvard's Jon Bernheimer lost a tough 15-11, 15-12, 15-12 decision to former number-two Princeton squash player Tom Shepard. Harvard's Jim Masland opened his draw with a victory over Pete Rosta but then dropped a 17-15, 15-9, 15-13 match to Hashim...
...best way to end the home season," Harvard Coach Jim Peckham said. "Now we've got to see what we can do on the road...
...financial wreckage from last year is still being added up. At PTL, 1987 viewer revenues plummeted to $41 million from the $96 million of Jim and Tammy Bakker's hyperhustling final year. In one seven-month period, Christian Broadcasting Network revenues fell 32.5%, compared with the same time in 1986 -- a drop that partly reflected the loss of its star, Pat Robertson, to presidential politics. Jerry Falwell's income for March through October was $6 million less than projections. Jimmy Swaggart and Oral Roberts refuse to disclose their 1987 results, but the latter's situation is obviously rocky. Broadcast ratings...
...skirt the limits as aggressively as one dares. In Iowa, political operatives estimate that some campaigns in both parties will spend close to $2 million each, with many of the expenditures dubiously allocated to other states or exempt under federal loopholes. Even if campaign officials get caught, says Jim Lake, press secretary for the 1984 Reagan re-election effort, "at least they won't have to say they lost because they didn't spend enough...