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Word: partners (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Plympton, a partner in Brattle Square Associates, called the theater a "gem," and said it would continue to operate. He added that the group undertook the work to "make [the theater's] operation better...

Author: By Nathan L. Dupree, | Title: City Gets Say in Brattle Project | 11/18/1988 | See Source »

...Hopkins, 44, also garnered some biting written evaluations from partners who branded her "macho," foulmouthed and harsh to co-workers. One said she needed to take a "course at charm school." Her candidacy was put on hold for a year. Afterward, a partner who was one of her biggest supporters advised her that she might improve her chances if she learned to walk, talk and dress "more femininely . . . wear makeup, have her hair styled and wear jewelry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: A Hard Nose and a Short Skirt | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

Price Waterhouse countered that her evaluations merely described her on- the-job demeanor in terms like those applied to some male candidates whose manner had also prevented them from making partner. "Do the words used show sexual discrimination?" asks Kathryn Oberly, an attorney for Price Waterhouse. "Or do they just accurately describe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: A Hard Nose and a Short Skirt | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...than just a giant neighbor; it is also a good neighbor, and its hardiness appeals to America's nostalgia for its own frontier days. Japan's emergence as an economic superpower is more than just a testament to the U.S.'s benevolence as a victor in war and a partner in peace; it is the result of hard work, ingenuity and entrepreneurship, qualities that Americans esteem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Special Relationship in Danger | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...crisp, clear voice, Mrs. Marcos, 59, pleaded not guilty to charges of embezzlement and bank fraud involving the purchase of four Manhattan buildings with $103 million in Philippine government funds. Imelda's husband and alleged partner in crime, Ferdinand Marcos, did not appear. The deposed President, 71, said he was too ill to leave Honolulu, where the couple has lived since 1986. Eight other defendants accused in the scam, including Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, are abroad. If the Marcoses are found guilty of the main charges, they could face up to 20 years in prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Ally to Pariah | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

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