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Word: nine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Morocco-born Pesquet, an unstable and bizarre fellow, was hardly a man whose word was to be preferred to Mitterrand's, except for one fact: nine hours before the attack, he said, he had written a letter describing exactly what was going to happen, and had posted it to himself, care of general delivery. When police collected the letter from the post office, they found that it did indeed describe the attack correctly, even pinpointed the spot at which Mitterrand had abandoned his car after the shooting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: LAffaire, I'Affaire | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

...herself not only as an isolated individual, but as an important part of the college community. Consequently, student organizations form a significant part of campus life. Last year the Student Council decided to give car privileges to seniors, and the recommendation was sent to the Joint Committee, consisting of nine voting members, three of whom are students. Here the proposal was rejected on the grounds outlined above, and the added consideration that seniors should not be treated differently from other students...

Author: By John C. Grosz, | Title: Sarah Lawrence: Experiment in Individualism | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...appeal of the new seminar program has induced nine men to spend the year as Freshmen, while four others turned down advanced standing because of distribution requirements. They hesitated to choose a field of concentration "so early in their college careers," according to Byron Stooky, Associate Director of Advanced Standing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thirteen Decline Advanced Places In Class of 1962 | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has awarded a $1,369,460 matching grant to the school of Public Health for construction in mid-1960 of a nine-story research building (shown above). "The matching grant" stipulates that the institution match the sum, dollar for dollar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Government Grants Million Dollars For Nine-Story Research Building | 11/6/1959 | See Source »

...observer said the Association's battle to obtain five seats on the nine-man Council might well go down to the last vote, and it was still too early in the count to tell exactly who would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sullivan, Crane Pass Vote Quota Needed For City Council | 11/5/1959 | See Source »

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