Word: lets
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...predictable. If, for example, people wait in a snaked line with ropes or are given numbers, then they know in advance who goes first - and do not feel the need to compete when the doors open. "Allow those who have waited longest to get in first," says Still. "Let them in one at a time. Then everyone knows it's a fair system. Very quickly you see that people's behavior adapts...
...result is already in. President John Kufuor, 69, is stepping down after two terms, peacefully and voluntarily. That in itself sets Ghana's election apart from recent polls in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Nigeria, which were plagued by corruption, violence, despotism and the steadfast refusal by the ruling party to let go. It is also a reminder that governance in sub-Saharan Africa, a region of 48 nations, cannot be characterized simply by the brutal repression doled out by Robert Mugabe...
Michael C. Koenigs ’09 wants pets like ants to be allowed in dorms because after he came to Harvard, his mother let his 800 pet ants starve to death...
Nixon, Richard M. •antipathy of - "I'll never let those sons-of-bitches in the White House again. Never, never, never" - toward Ivy League school presidents is voiced by •desire of to have Brookings Institution "cleaned out in a way that has somebody else take the blame" is voiced by •enemies - "The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard one hundred times and never forget it" - are seen everywhere...
...shown that our beloved cell phones and PDAs are hotbeds of bacteria - which is what made the creators of Wireless Wipes say: "Why don't we make a wipey for them?" The resulting "wipey" has a quick-drying surfactant and works smudge-busting miracles on touch-screens. (Advice: Let the device dry after cleaning, then buff - a pant leg works splendidly - as there's a little leftover residue.) The towlettes are big, so you can cut them in half and double your mileage. There's a distinct presence of alcohol, but with the added green-tea-cucumber fragrance, Wireless Wipes...