Word: meant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...members and supporters of the gay community both at Harvard and beyond, the decision, while not surprising to them either, has so far meant satisfaction...
Those who attended the Allston Civic Association meeting in June said they heard an explicit promise, and Harvard officials present said it was meant...
...indelible. Last week a California law forbidding the use of affirmative action in state programs went into effect; movements to pass similar laws are afoot in other states and in Congress. One harbinger of that change: at state law schools in Texas and California, the end of preferences has meant classes with single-digit numbers of blacks. And as the Supreme Court prepares for next month's new session, its most anticipated case is one that could abolish affirmative action outright...
...asked to perform at a concert for the Pontiff, it was just assumed he'd be there, even if Dylan hadn't actually assented. "The Pope, huh? I guess if the Vatican is reporting it, it must be happening," the folk singer told USA Today. Is this what's meant by papal infallibility...
Later I explained what I'd meant, and she explained what she'd meant. She talked about the siege of the press, the terrors of being so public, especially in so small a place as England. We talked a fair amount, neither of us being particular fans of this opera. I don't remember much of what was said, though I do remember she asked lots of questions about my daughter--What did she like to do? How did she like school? What were her favorite things? She didn't talk about her own children, but I could tell from...