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Word: opt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reforms in generals may signal a trend toward relaxation of concentration requirements. The Anthropology Department, among others, considered dropping generals last year, and may still opt for take-home exams...

Author: By Steven Luxenberg, | Title: Gov la And lb Are Dead | 3/3/1973 | See Source »

...audience has ranged from 4.5 million for Paar to 5 million for the week of mystery shows to 4.1 million for Cavett. But all-including Cavett-have done better than the old Cavett show alone. It remains to be seen whether viewers, normally creatures of almost daily habit, will opt for a less varied format on some other network once Wide World's novelty wears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: ABC's Potpourri | 2/26/1973 | See Source »

Their decision to opt for official representation on the committee resulted from graduate student dissatisfaction with what they considered the Department's failure to abide by an agreement made with graduate students last Spring...

Author: By Fran Schumer, | Title: Sociology Grad Students Will Request Voice in Deciding on Appointments | 1/29/1973 | See Source »

WHEN it comes to picking areas, some skiers opt for the challenging, while others choose the chic. Lovers of the exotic may insist that Morocco's Atlas Mountains, home of the ruggedly independent Berber tribes, offer the best schussing. Cross-country buffs are likely to feel that mushing through Norway's Jotunheim (Giant's Home) region is nearest to nirvana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The World's Greatest Ski Areas | 12/25/1972 | See Source »

Many dieters opt for the eccentric. They have no lack of plans from which to choose. Ice cream fiends can find an ice cream diet, lovers of martinis, whipped cream or bananas can find diets that emphasize their favorite foods. Some crash diets seem more popular than others. Among them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Perils of Eating, American Style | 12/18/1972 | See Source »

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