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Word: predictably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Most colleges are moving toward the [computer systems]," says Clark E. DeHaven, executive director of the National Association of College and University Food Services. "It gives you a better feel on what is eaten and can help predict costs. In the end, I think it's worth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Computerizing Dining Halls | 3/14/1990 | See Source »

...only thing I learned about extrapolation in my six-month ordeal was that my 14 on the first test and my 17 on the second test did not mean that I was going to get a 20 on the third test. The slope was just too risky to predict future scores...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Quite Ridiculous Requirement | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...joint British-American study, more than 1,000 people have subjected themselves to a common cold virus in the most comprehensive such investigation ever undertaken. The objective: to see how accurately researchers can predict who will get sick based on a psychological profile and measurements of immune function before infection. "Assuming that stress puts people at higher risk," asks Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, "will people who have social support in confronting stresses be protected ((from contracting disease))?" The results are being analyzed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Can The Mind Help Cure Disease? | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...predict that by the middle of the next century, people of African descent will have disappeared altogether," she said...

Author: By Peter R. Silver, | Title: GOP Candidate Counsels Party | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

Most observers predict that the two leading candidates--State Rep. Steven D. Pierce (R-Westfield) and former U.S. prosecutor William F. Weld '66--will each garner enough delegates at the convention to stay on the ticket...

Author: By Vanessa L. Walker, | Title: Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Look Ahead to Weekend Convention | 3/6/1990 | See Source »

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