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Word: portrayal (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...like when Mrs. Bumiller tries to offer the usual motherly consolation "wait until next year" to her depressed daughter, and Charlene points out that she's already a senior. The duo earned their three ovations opening night with their flawless ear for the idiosyncrasies of the 20 townsfolk they portray with not only versatility, but amazing speed...

Author: By Hein Kim, | Title: Greater Hilarity Provides Raucous Relief | 10/18/1985 | See Source »

Arms-control naysayers within the Administration scrambled to portray the Soviet offer as a non-starter. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said that "when you start out with an asymmetrical situation and you propose equal reductions, it still leaves the gap" (see interview...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mix of Hope and Hokum | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

...mutual evaluation process. Relax and be yourself. The interviewer is basically trying to get a feeling for what kind of person you are and to find out what kind of person you are and to find out what your commitment to her company may be. If you can portray your own likeable self and demonstrate an intelligence about your career planning, you will be well on your way to getting asked back for a second interview...

Author: By John Noble, | Title: Prepare, prepare, prepare for that interview | 10/4/1985 | See Source »

Above all, remember that the resume is not a life history. It is a presentation in outline form of your education, work, and other experiences which highlights and describes those aspects which you think best portray your qualifications for employment. It is directed to a specific audience for a specific purpose...

Author: By Marty Leape, | Title: Writing the one-page story of your life | 10/4/1985 | See Source »

CONSIDERING ITS TRACK record, it would be difficult to portray the Reagan Administration as anything other than the mortal enemy of open and unrestricted research. In the past few years, while ceaselessly warning about the impending Soviet military superiority (read Armageddon), White House and Pentagon officials have pointed the executive finger at that familiar storehouse for "excesses of democracy," the academic system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Enough is Enough | 9/24/1985 | See Source »

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