Word: largest
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Could the same upsurge in voter participation happen in Massachusetts, where the Latino community recently became the largest minority group in the state? If we were faced with a similarly divisive ballot initiative--say, for example, on bilingual education--would we see the same results, as in California...
Later this month, Harvard Student Agencies (HSA), the largest student-run corporation in the world, will learn the results of a year-long consulting study. The report will guide the organization as it restructures itself in the wake an imbalance in profits and a constant shortage of space...
...some of the new groups are public service organizations (which bring people together in common purpose), most are very specific in their target audience (see "The Texas Club") and feature long lists of inert members. A telling example is the Asian-American Association (AAA), which is one of the largest ethnic organization on campus. This distinction is based on the size of AAA's electronic mailing list, which numbers in the high hundreds...
...more interesting story is that while Murray and Smith are both somewhat offbeat, they are polar opposites politically. And at a time in which President Clinton has broken the needle on the country's moral compass, we're about to find out whether one of the nation's largest groups of independent-minded voters goes for the moderate suburban mom who speaks softly or the religious-right grandma who carries a big stick...
Additionally, the fires healed, at least temporarily, a festering rift between town and company. Many townspeople are concerned that Vail Resorts, one of the largest U.S. ski operators, is seeking to singlehandedly control the area's economic life. The firm has expanded its real estate ventures and has branched into the kind of non-ski businesses that were traditionally run by ski-town locals, including retail shops and a controversial entertainment complex called Adventure Ridge. "It's drawing people away," as many as 1,200 a night, says Jonathan Staufer, owner of a local cookware store. But most such complaints...