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Word: lowered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, I thought they were less useful when we were ranked lower," he joked...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Tops U.S. News Grad. School Rankings | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...anything, Diallo's death is an indication that lower crime rates have come at a great price. Civil liberties and, more importantly, out fundamental human rights are being sacrificed for the sake of "law and order...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NO EXCUSES | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...better off tapping a home-equity line of credit, where the interest rate is far lower and tax deductible to boot, or taking a loan from your 401(k) plan at work or from some reputable lender. You'd even be better off cutting a deal directly with the IRS. That's right. The IRS must offer you an installment loan on the taxes due if you meet certain criteria: you owe less than $10,000; have filed a tax return and paid tax in each of the previous five years; and agree to pay off the balance within three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRS Takes Charge | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...feeling at the time was, and still is, if you cannot pass an easy test of basic, general literacy skills, I do not want you receiving a diploma from my University. It would lower the credibility of an education from the University, and that's not fair to those of us who have no problem performing basic math skills and forming complete sentences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

Starting March 1, students, faculty and staff can register their notebook computer with HUPD, which will then affix an anti-theft plaque onto the computer's casing. The plaque will help police track stolen laptops, and also serves to lower a stolen laptop's black-market value...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Plan To Combat Computer Thefts | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

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