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Word: preferably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Here is where most coaches stumble. Some coaches come off sounding like they got their educations at Cliche U. Others like their previous employers were, respectively, I.B.M., Apple and Wang. Some broken souls prefer not to give a speech at all, but just answer questions with "yes" or "no" or "don't be stupid...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Post-Game Speech | 12/15/1987 | See Source »

...stage has been set for a cool but correct meeting between the two women in Washington this week. Last month Mrs. Reagan invited Mrs. Gorbachev to a White House tea at 3:30 on Wednesday. After a two-week delay, Raisa finally accepted, then said she would prefer to visit Nancy in the morning so that she could attend an afternoon meeting between Gorbachev and U.S. journalists. Tea? Before noon? Nancy was incensed. Nevertheless, she agreed to meet with Raisa at 11:30 Wednesday morning. "It's a coffee now," sniffed a White House official, "and a tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coffee Or Tea? | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...people are dealing with their own personhood. Instead of frittering away their time with chess clubs as they may have in the 1950s, Harvard students of today are far more likely to spend their time in a sexuality discussion group, grappling with issues such as whether they prefer boys, girls, neither, or both...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Navel Contemplation | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

When goalie Wayne Cowley, even though he briliantly shut down the Crimson, gets called for three penalties, you wonder if Slater's Red Raiders would prefer to play...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: A Poll Lot of Confusion | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

...would probably prefer to move out of Harvard's neighborhood...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetmen Capture 61st Straight | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

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