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Word: prefered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Like Nietzche said, 'That which doesn't destroy me makes me stronger,' although personally I prefer jogging or some other from of aerobics to having my brain eaten out by syphillis. But to each his exercise program...

Author: By Ellen R. Pinchuk, | Title: Emo Speaks | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...Shattuck suggested that "Purists" on the NCAA soccer committee would prefer Ohiri's natural surface to Nickerson's turf...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Men Booters to Host Terriers | 11/18/1986 | See Source »

Companies tend to prefer the closed method because they can choose which students to interview, says Linda Z. Chernick, the associate director of the OCS who supervises recruiting. This February, 26 companies will participate in the bid method, while 87 already have opted for the closed process which began this fall...

Author: By Sophia A. Van wingerden, | Title: Future Executives Bid Their Way to Wall Street | 11/14/1986 | See Source »

...each other, resulting in negative voter ratings of over 50 percent for both. Kasten, who had two drunk driving convictions during in his first six years in Washington, narrowly edged Garvey, who was accused falsely by Kasten of embezzling $750,000 from the National Football Players Association. Apparently voters prefer a drunk to a thief...

Author: By David G. Patent, | Title: Twisted Tuesday | 11/12/1986 | See Source »

That's right. While Harvard's men-in-blue post pictures of Henry David Thoreau, Class of 1836, in their lockers, Dartmouth's policemen prefer snap-shots of Dirty Harry...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Green Men-in-Blue | 11/4/1986 | See Source »

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