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Word: listenability (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...means making the people who make decisions in the University listen to what we have to say. But to do this we have to understand how the University works, what its role is in the larger society and what we think about the options we're given as we're prepared to join that society. So we need to talk about race, the economy, gender roles, cultural values and all kinds of other things. These can't just be things we study. But if teachers are doing all the teaching, and if the Harvard institution is allowed to manage...

Author: By Christopher Meckstroth, | Title: Why We Need A Democracy Teach-In | 3/3/1998 | See Source »

...week," said Velma M. McEwan '00. To make up for it, McEwan used to reenact "MacGyver" episodes. Vanessa P. Bertozzi '00 remembers her deprived childhood as a time of necessary duplicity. "My older sister, older brother and I had to sneak TV when our parents went out. We'd listen for the car coming up the driveway and then run up and turn it off. Under supervision, we were only allowed to watch nature programs and operas," Bertozzi says. Apparently Don Giovanni can't sustain the interest of American children...

Author: By Mica K. Root, | Title: I Want My TV | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...didn't help that Lewis emerged from her second day of testimony looking like the train had hit her. She had been made to listen to some of Linda Tripp's secretly recorded tapes of Monica's conversations, in all their graphic detail. Lewis reportedly screamed and suffered an anxiety attack--to the point where a nurse and a wheelchair were brought to her side. In the end, Lewis didn't require either. But she left the proceedings looking pale and shaken. "He's tortured her," Lewinsky's attorney Ginsburg told TIME. "It was intended to be a clear signal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Up The Heat | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...side, he's really fun, but on the other side, if you seriously want to talk to him, he'll listen and provide different ways to approach problems," said Dave Hurvitz, an assistant in Kosslyn...

Author: By Evelyn H. Sung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Named to All-USA Academic Teams | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

...taking Music 1b and I can't listen to a piece all the way through for my class without it being interrupted," she added...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Restored Bells Bring Ringing Back to River | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

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