Word: numbers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have the presence of mind to reflect that Karen's "Thirteen" (the floor number) was uttered more in the style of a hierarchical demand than a request from an equal? Did no one conceive of the presumptuousness of speaking that way to anyone, regardless of color or gender? Did no one even notice the absence of so basic a courtesy as "please"--or blush for the tone of despotic privilege that omission almost invariably conveys...
...approximately one-quarter of all pre-college students in the United States will be minority students, according to Martha Montero-Seiburth, faculty chair of the Institute on Multicultural Education. And with the growing number of minority students in the classroom comes one of the most explosive issues in education...
...Bloch-gate (named after Felix S. Bloch, the number two diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Austria from 1981-87 who has been accused of spying...
...Clark, the Bozeman, the Cheyenne- Deadwood; names like Custer, Big Horn and Virginia City beckon the eye. Undaunted by the midsummer heat, the states have mounted an extravagant array of rodeos, cattle drives, river regattas and folk fests that will culminate in November. Enthusiastic tourism officials predict that the number of out-of- state license plates on the roads will top last year's by as much as 10%. Roadside wax museums, water slides and reptile farms abound. Yet with some advance mapwork, visitors can reach well beyond familiar kitsch to centennial exhibits that speak directly to the westward movement...
Corboy's lawsuit was the first volley in what promises to be a high-stakes legal battle over the Iowa crash. Some attorneys have even taken to calling the tragedy "Sue City" because of the huge number of lawsuits that are expected to follow. While the 185 survivors and the next of kin of the 111 who were killed are the ultimate beneficiaries, the struggle will take place between a small cadre of plaintiffs' lawyers and their counterparts, who represent airlines, aviation manufacturers and their insurance companies. That kind of tug-of-war has grown increasingly fierce over the past...