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Word: knocking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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That is where Harvard (3-5, 1-2) will be tomorrow, looking to knock off the perennial Ancient Eight powerhouse. However, while Princeton does not have the same talent as in recent years, it still holds the No. 9 ranking in the nation and is riding a four-game winning streak...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Lacrosse Readies for Weekend | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...want to hear it, and I know that you don't want to keep complaining about it. Anything is possible, which means that anyone can find love (perhaps off-campus). If you hear your roommate and her significant other doing something naughty in your bedroom, knock on the door, call HUPD or do something naughty with someone else...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, | Title: Endpaper: Action Woman | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...will of the Serb leader. But some Pentagon officers wonder how wrecking Yugoslavia's military headquarters will do anything to curb violence against the Kosovars. "The Serbs in the field are just thugs on a rampage," says a Navy planner. "They don't need guidance on how to knock down doors and kill people." The Pentagon is no longer talking about an "air campaign" of a few brisk weeks but a war of attrition. White House officials now say the air attacks could last another 20--20!--weeks. "We'll continue to degrade his forces, and he'll continue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Road To Hell | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...what happens? Bezos et al. are catching flak from the same quarters for not caring about profits! Hardly a day goes by that some pundit doesn't blast Net managers for spending recklessly or building without an eye toward making money. The now-stale-but-ever-prevalent knock against the e-companies goes like this: Sure, all well and good, but talk to me when they can make money, if ever. These businesses are worthless until they can make a profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Long-Term Carping | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...doesn't save time, it wastes it. We have one less hour to write that paper or sleep or knock down little children. Oh, the horror...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Why Life Is a Scam | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

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