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Word: obtaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Upon graduation he had to enter the U.S. Army because he was unable to obtain a deferment...

Author: By Gaston DE Los reyes, | Title: 25 Years Later, Turbulent Times Have Left a Mark | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...drug and should be thoroughly tested. In any case, vitamin supplements cannot substitute for good health habits. Unfortunately for those who want a quick fix, getting plenty of exercise, cutting down on dietary fat and quitting smoking remain far better prescriptions for preventing heart disease than anything one can obtain from a vitamin bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E Is for Eluding Heart Disease | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

...reason we had to take a phone vote was to obtain the opinions of the people not present," Hanselman said. "Their opinions on the package and its content I would think would certainly outweigh what I thought. Any innuendoes I would make towards the package's positive aspects are in no way any type of pressure from me on to them...

Author: By Ivy A. Wang, | Title: Council Passes Revised Bylaws | 5/21/1993 | See Source »

Still, nothing will feel complete until the Crimson hears from the committee. And if Harvard does obtain the invitation, you can bet that their season is far from over...

Author: By Patty W. Seo, | Title: Men's Tennis Finishes Strong | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...Wynn's have said about him privately for years: he has a tendency to explode at the people around him. There are many offenses Gomes lists in his lawsuit, including using the company's contractors and its jet for personal reasons; routinely harassing female employees; ordering executives to obtain the phone numbers of cocktail waitresses; and referring to blacks, and employees in general, as "niggers." The lawsuit also addresses the infamous Wynn outbursts, as in the time he "started becoming very upset with a casino executive, and . . . his eyes bulged, and he started screaming at the top of his lungs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Casino Salesman | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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