Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...declined, however, to predict when a new chief will be chosen because "for an appointment which touches all parts of the campus as this one does, I would prefer to not feel or not have the community feel it is operating under a specific deadline...
...back area, which customers previously walked through on the way to the main dining area, is now around a corner and somewhat secluded. Lee said that change would please customers who prefer privacy while dining...
...being criticized simply because he holds unconventional views. As described in that story, the dean's letter made it perfectly clear that there never was any challenge to Dr. Mack's right to do research on "abduction," to propose hypotheses or to hold controversial opinions. That Mr. Dershowitz would prefer to believe otherwise is puzzling. He either hadn't seen the committee report, in which case he was relying on hearsay or guesswork, or he had seen the report and chose to misrepresent it. The committee was critical of Dr. Mack not because he was interested in the "abduction" phenonmenon...
...projected Medicare spending as part of the effort to balance the budget. And the amount they're hoping to squeeze out of Medicare--$270 billion over seven years--is embarrassingly close to the amount--$245 billion--they're planning in tax cuts, mainly for the affluent. Naturally, they would prefer to portray their Medicare cuts as an effort to "save Medicare." But $270 billion is double what would be needed just to stabilize the trust fund...
...dreams. They take old-fashioned genres and show the big boys how to do it in an even more old-fashioned way: small, smart and cheap. For these pictures are the soapbox racers that dare to compete against the sleek but bland big-studio vehicles. And who wouldn't prefer the Indie 500 to Hollywood's Formula...