Word: onto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Perhaps what America needs, Cuomo suggested, is some kind of hero, a redemptive figure who would emerge onto the American scene and bring us the solutions that seem just outside our grasp. "Moses," he mused, "maybe if Moses came back...even Alan Simpson here wouldn't argue with Moses...
...deny that House spirit exists today. A handful of Houses have done a remarkable job holding onto their existing traditions or creating new ones. Lowell has its opera and masters' tea; Kirkland has "incestfest" and the House boat club; Adams its masquerade and gong (flawed as it is as a symbol of exclusion); and Pforzheimer has revived Quad spirit on the wings of its Pfunny name. But the availability of House-based activities is wildly inconsistent across the Houses, and there certainly isn't any spirit or rivalry in the House system itself. Cabot residents may be very enthusiastic about...
...indefensible liaison with Monica Lewinsky became known to Kenneth Starr, you can just imagine the excitement for the G.O.P.'s scandalmongers. Starr and his minions turned inappropriate fondling into a constitutional crisis. G.O.P. leaders, confident that their smear strategy had finally succeeded, emerged from their glass houses and surged onto the cable talk shows, bragging about picking up 30 to 40 seats in the House...
...fields west of downtown Davis and drew up plans for a housing development that would combine residential, commercial and agricultural elements in an unprecedented mix. The houses, which would use the latest in solar-heating technology, would be built in clusters and oriented toward the backyards, which would open onto large common areas. Fruits and vegetables would grow there, using water collected by natural drainage (the land would be contoured to capture most rainwater, with excess flowing into ditches and ponds rather than concrete storm sewers). The streets would be narrow and end in cul-de-sacs. Winding walkways would...
...until now they've had to stash diaries and other prized possessions under mattresses or in trunks to keep snoopy little sisters from prying. Newcomer Girl Tech is offering some electronic alternatives. Its Password Journal locks with the sound of the owner's voice. And the Door Pass sticks onto a bedroom door and requests a verbal password each time it detects motion outside. If the voice doesn't match the one stored in memory, it blinks to indicate that an intruder may have entered the room while its owner was out. Each product costs...