Word: pinpoint
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Having evaluation forms printed as we speak, that's going to make a huge difference," Murphy said. "We will pinpoint professors who are not as up on these issues as they should be and bring about different pedagogy in the fall...
Moderates these days. They're everywhere you look. It's hard to pinpoint exactly when moderation became the fashion, but it seems to have coincided with the introduction of khaki clothing by Banana Republic in the early '90s. It was an ominous sign of the sort of mediocrity we had to look forward to. Maybe people were sick of the whole '80s punk scene. Those shocking colors, large earrings and screaming music (not to mention that hair) were, admittedly, grating on the eyes. There were only so many days in a row you could wear your favorite lime green Converse...
...council is to propose the referendum again, it will need to do a much better job in the publicity department. Although it is difficult to pinpoint a singular explanation for last week's abysmal voter turnout, voter apathy, as some council members have pointed out, cannot be used as a primary excuse. Although council affairs are not always the most thrilling events on campus, it is hard to imagine that over 90 percent of the students don't care about their money or the student groups to which they belong...
...that just doesn't quite climax. Despite the chaos and turmoil sparked by their competition, there's just no real feeling of emotion involved. "Cheers" producers Glen Charles and Les Charles have presented an high-concept screenplay that seems inconclusive. The plot is lacking, but it's hard to pinpoint just what exactly it's missing. It's an irreverent look at the prevention of mid-air and mid-life collisions that becomes too predictable...
There may also be a more cynical motivation behind all this news management: it allows the Pentagon and NATO to shield potentially embarrassing details about the war. Despite video footage showing pinpoint allied missile attacks, the military acknowledges that only a small percentage of NATO planes have dropped ordnance on their targets so far. And though the Pentagon declined to say last week what portion of the total NATO sorties had been flown by U.S. aircraft, most military observers believe Americans are doing as much as 80% of the dirty work...