Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...This method helps students to see the meaning of the technical skills they need to master, Wilson says, in contrast to the effect of books that reduce their readers' motivation to learn by presenting them with lists of dry facts...
...chief advantage over surgery is that the method puts less stress on the patient, since it does not require extensive open heart surgery and the long recovery period often associated with it. In addition, the procedure requires no anesthesia...
...eighth grade I no longer thought that assassination was a valid method of getting rid of Republicans. Nor was I really old enough to understand why Walter Mondale inspired little excitement on the part of my Democratic parents. I do remember our Social Studies class attacking one boy who said he thought Ronald Reagan had been a good president. Only our teacher's intervention prevented actual bloodshed. After quieting us Mr. Sasnett remarked "You realize that he's the one who's in the majority in this country. The rest of us are the minority." We thought this was pretty...
...there is method in this madness. By slashing prices, big-name U.S. computer makers are not only squeezing out cut-rate foreign "clones," but they are also whipping American consumers into a PC-buying frenzy. Compaq, which shipped 200,000 machines in September alone, reported record third- quarter sales last week. Apple, which has been whittling down its hefty margins, watched its income soar 71% during the past year...
...decision -- the choice of a vice-presidential candidate -- however, was Bill Clinton's alone. How he made it, says one aide, illustrates how he is likely to make decisions in the White House -- if he gets there. His method is to solicit ideas from many friends and aides and often virtually to assign a particular associate the task of arguing for or against one particular choice. The aide in question, who had for a time been watching Tsongas on the campaign trail, began getting late-night calls from Clinton, who would ask, "O.K., why should Paul Tsongas...