Word: popular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recognize that this interhouse dining feud began with restrictions meant to curb lines in various dining halls and to relieve the pressure on kitchens in especially popular dining halls--both quite justifiable reasons. But the honest truth is that the location and accessibility of dining halls close to the Yard becomes a serious issue when rushing from one hourly to the next. And everyone should declare and interhouse truce with Quad residents who barely have time to catch a shuttle, dash into Currier, grab a chickwich and return to the academic trenches...
According to analysts, Sullivan, Galluccio, Toomey and Russell are those most popular among the seniors...
That mission is gaining importance as Bradley becomes more popular: in a poll released last Thursday by a New Hampshire television station, 42 percent of likely Democratic primary voters chose Bradley; 35 percent chose Gore. It was the first time that Bradley had gained a lead outside of the margin of error (in this case, it was a 6 percent margin of error...
Venture capital funds provide money to new companies. In recent years, with the advent of hot new markets like the Internet, venture capital funds have become increasingly popular. Venture capitalists have begun limiting to make sure large corporations don't dominate...
Novatel, whose Minstrel line of wireless modems is popular with Palm users, has just begun shipping the Merlin, which works on most PC laptops, to retail stores. The company says that at $279, it is the cheapest wireless modem around (I haven't found a cheaper one--others tend to cost $400 and up). Another plus: the Merlin draws roughly one tenth the power of a typical laptop modem. That's good news for road warriors and anyone else trying to conserve their laptop's battery...