Word: popularity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recent months, particularly since the now-infamous ROTC and Suzanne Vega incidents, Undergraduate Council bashing has become more popular than ever. The common complaints are heard over and over: "They don't represent me," "How could they do something so stupid," and even, "The council doesn't DO anything...
Reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that when hypertensive patients were given the popular diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, their ability to metabolize the sugar glucose dropped 11% and their blood levels of cholesterol and fats rose 5% and 15%, respectively. The researchers stress, however, that there is no proof to date that diuretics have raised the actual incidence of diabetes or heart attacks...
Sony believes it can help guarantee the success of new hardware by ensuring that potential buyers will have a plentiful supply of entertainment software to play on their new machines. After buying CBS Records in 1987, Sony swiftly began converting the vast CBS library of popular albums by such artists as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand to the booming compact-disc format. Along with the wave of CDs from other companies, the CBS discs helped boost sales of Sony CD players from 2.9 million machines in 1987 to an estimated 6.5 million this year. Sony expects its musical...
...demand approach deals with getting to theroot of the problem through prevention, treatmentand education," said Donovan. He said attackingdemand is less popular than attempting to cutsupply, which tries to stop drugs from enteringthe country...
...thinking of heading down to South America next summer (that's if I can't get any tickets to Italy) and attend every soccer game imaginable. I have to discover why soccer is the most popular sport in the world...