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Word: oddness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems odd, though, that our instructors would tolerate X, Y statements in discussion settings given the obvious gulf between such statements and the rigorous scholarship demanded of professors and graduate students. Perhaps our instructors reason that the only way to keep undergraduates engaged in dry or challenging material is to entertain our anecdotes and X, Y statements...

Author: By Adam R. Kovacenvich, | Title: As an X, I Feel Y | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

Among its many problems, the Galleria had no high-end anchor store, like Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus; its two largest tenants, Robinsons and May department stores, merged and got into a messy legal dispute with the mall. Then there was the mall's odd design, which made it difficult to even know how to get into the place. Maybe most important, there were three better malls within 10 miles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sherman Oaks, California: When the Muzak Died | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson has to focus on maintaining a strong defensive game, as RPI would take advantage of lapses in short order. RPI is deadly on the offensive, especially when given opportunities for odd-man rushes...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Heads to RPI in ECAC Playoff Opener | 3/12/1999 | See Source »

...think, actually, that when I do occasionally joke about things, I stand in a grand tradition," Kugel says. "One of the things I try to show students in this course is that traditional interpreters...had this rather odd attitude...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Kugel Teaches the Scripture and Gets Laughs | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

Spend the evening in East Asia with a selection of Taiwanese cinema. The Film Archive shows Lee's "Professor Chu's Homework" (1992) at 3 p.m. and Tung's "Every Odd Numbered Day" (1995) at 8 p.m. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SATURDAY MAR 13 | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

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