Word: peering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...went to public high school, you see, and this first week I had met more than one peer who called me a "pubie." Not that I had anything against "preppies" when I came here; I thought they were all wealthy, groomed kids who wore sweaters and tweed. But it was much, much more than that, this irrevocable division of the races, battle of mentalities. No, not all preppies are bad. No, not all pubies are good...
Room 13: peer counseling. When your roommate goes berserk and your proctor has interview in Paducah, this counseling service, open in Stoughton North's basement from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., will bail you out and probably offer good advice and/or good cookies. You can also call even if your life isn't falling apart, since these students are used to questions on papers and trivia of all sorts. Interviews for Room 13 are held in the spring...
...Press Secretary Jody Powell, the only other man in the White House who has served so long and so closely with Jimmy Carter. Explaining Carter's wishes last week, Powell announced: "The President told the White House staff they should no longer consider Mr. Jordan as their peer and they should consider his directives as the President...
...Enid (pop. 52,700). Moore spins his wheels, and the chase is on again. In Fairview, 30 miles west of Enid, several pickup trucks are parked along the road. Next to them, lanky farmers in caps and blue jeans stare at the turbulent, darkening sky. Women carrying grocery bags peer from the doorway of the IGA market. A handful of motorists watch from the refuge of an APCO gas station down the street...
...expensive aircraft development projects go forward. One is from the outside as politicians, mainly Congressmen anxious to bring jobs and business to their districts, gently prod top FAA officials to expedite the process of approving a new plane's design and flight results. Another is what Daugherty calls "peer pressure": company engineers seeking to impress FAA examiners with their expertise in order to nudge a project along a shade faster than might be wise...