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Word: plainness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Indeed, a certain readiness to depart is hovering over the Harvard campus. Protesters are finding new reasons to force Harvard to place plain-clothed officers in front of Mass. Hall, gates are being locked to keep disgruntled thieves outside the Yard and roommates are testing each other's will to see how tall the trash pile can build. The fact that high school friends are already enjoying the fruits of summer laziness doesn't help the situation either...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Too Much of a Good Thing | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

Paramilitary units, says Seselj, knew they were doing the bidding of Milosevic, but his leadership was always cagey. He did not issue direct war commands; he merely made his "intentions" plain and "requested" that his subordinates devise ways to carry them out. "I never heard Milosevic order ethnic cleansing," says Seselj, "but I can give examples of indirect invitations to do such things." The President passed those invitations through the secret police, says Seselj. They in turn invited the paramilitaries to "liberate" areas Serbia coveted or "defend" Serb-minority towns. Seselj admits his unit fought under such directives, but says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACE TO FACE WITH EVIL | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

...also a bow to the '60s and '70s-- a sort of tribal-rock look. The clothes are cut tight to the body, not to say skimpy. Minis are micro, midriffs bare. Pinpricked Airtex, borrowed from athletes' uniforms, reigns here. Perhaps the chicest outfit in the group is a plain black vinyl shift. The very latest fashion fabric, polyester treated to appear holographic, appears in pretty iridescent tops. Daphne Rubin-Vega, who plays Mimi in the show and models the clothes here, gets to the point when she says, "They're really bohemian." Well, boho goes uptown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: HUMMING THE CLOTHES | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

...fact, there are more than a few songs on each of these albums that fall short--ending up either not pointed enough or just plain pointless. But the occasional missteps are understandable and mostly forgivable. If you want to get back your soul, you're going to have to take risks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: THE SAVIOURS OF SOUL? | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

...total of 25 police officers were present for the event. Also present were several plain-clothed men with beige ear-plugs and walkie-talkies. It was unclear whether the men were law enforcement agents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unions Protest Hiring Practices | 5/10/1996 | See Source »

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