Word: personalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...amendment's defenders proposed it as a way of giving students a greater say in defining the council's direction. Opponents called the measure unnecessary and said it would place too much authority in one person at the expense of other council representatives...
Tickets are limited to two per person and cost $8 each, with no coupons necessary and no student discounts available...
...Female," "person" and "human being" also fail as substitutes. While they each have their time and place, their repeated use belies the precision that supposedly characterizes articulate speech. It is virtually impossible to say, for example, "This human being was wearing a paisley dress and shouting socialist slogans" without sounding a wee bit awkward...
Tickets cost $8 each, with no coupons necessary and no discount for students; they are limited to two per person. Tickets purchased for the third game can be turned in for a cash refund if that game is not necessary...
...source of frustration. David Grigsby is a broker at Merrill Lynch in Manhattan. When he prospects for clients over the phone, he does not always mention that he's black. That led to a surprise for at least one investor, who showed up to meet his adviser in person. He was "visibly shaken," Grigsby recalls. Not long afterward, the client asked for another broker. "It didn't take an Einstein to figure out what that meant," says Grigsby. Then he shrugs. "You have to develop a thick skin. You can't bleed to death every time something like that happens...