Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this country's guiding principles is that no one can be "too successful." It's as though those approximately 80 million Americans would prefer that Jews discard prospects for higher education and career advancement. Throughout history, Jews have been seen as " too powerful," thought an inherently base race...
...been higher. "It's irrational to think you can hold together a center-right coalition if you don't increase the take-home pay of the workers who are part of your coalition," Gingrich told Time. And while polls generally show that less than 40% of the public would prefer tax cuts to deficit reduction, the Speaker noted that those who do "are all in our coalition...
...sent to live with my uncle. My friend who was suspended for three days when he was caught smoking in the bathroom is telling Yale all about it. My lawyer told me not to tell Harvard. He thinks it might unfairly hurt my chances at an acceptance. I prefer to ask for a second opinion. What do you think Norma? --Stumped in Saugus...
Okay, Yale beat us in football and our showing in the Beanpot wasn't, stellar. But at least one Harvard team is on top of things. Its members need strength, conditioning and a polished wood floor, but they prefer the foxtrot and the samba to layups and three pointers--the Harvard-Radcliffe Ballroom Dancing team...
...London, as well as in Washington, repeatedly since 1991--including four times in the past 18 months. Nor did State policymakers ever say they flatly opposed the Iranian negotiations. Michael Stinson, who headed the Conoco project, told Congress last week that "the typical response was, 'The U.S. would prefer that you not do this deal, but it's clearly legal...