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Word: prefered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...others, like Perry S. Hewitt '87 of Cabot House, simply prefer their chow to be prepared differently. Hewitt says she resents the resemblance of skincredibles to a sort of main-course french fry. "I think the potatoes should be baked, and I want them to be filled with steamed vegetables," she says. "I lust after steamed vegetables...

Author: By Amy N. Ripich, | Title: For Your Dining Pleasure | 3/5/1986 | See Source »

While some students naturally prefer to travel beyond Cambridge's borders for college, other local graduates tend "to hold Harvard in awe," preventing many students from considering Harvard as a possible four-year home, said Jarvis, the university's chief liaison to Boston area schools...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Admissions Targets Cambridge Students | 3/4/1986 | See Source »

THERE IS ANOTHER side of the coin, so to speak, as those institutions which do not fare well in the merit review process naturally prefer Congress' direct grant scheme. Charles Coffin, director of government relations at Northeastern University, voices the complaint: "Frankly, for too long peer review has been a pipeline for the haves to continue to have and the have-nots to be shunted aside." Northeastern received a grant in the same bill as Cornell...

Author: By Thomas H. Grayson, | Title: Only One Side of the Coin | 2/27/1986 | See Source »

...have trouble seeing why a shelter is bad," Frazier said. "I would prefer having a shelter in my neighborhood than having people wandering around in the street--it would be safer...

Author: By Barnes C. Ellis, | Title: Shelter Zoning Proposal May Ease Homeless Woes | 2/25/1986 | See Source »

Toad reflected. What he saw on the penciled page was himself, all right, not just the content of the words but the physical shape and flow of thought. Some writers do not like to see so much of themselves on the page and prefer to objectify the words through a writing machine. Toad for a moment accused himself of sentimentalizing handwriting, as if it were home-baked bread or hand-cranked ice cream. He accused himself of erecting a cathedral of enthusiasm around his handicap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mr. Toad? | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

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