Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prefer [the space be used for] light manufacturing or housing, too, but that's not in the cards," Wolf said, adding that the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, which would oversee the construction of the housing, "should work harder" to get the housing built...
Some G.O.P. officials are in agreement, citing new polls showing that even among Republicans, a solid majority prefer Gore over Quayle. "This is not a Washington Beltway phenomenon," warns a senior Bush aide. "We're hearing from Republicans all over the country who are afraid that the campaign is going to be too close this time, and that Quayle might cost us the few points that decide the election...
...late March with a dislocated left elbow and bone chip, recuperated from surgery in record time, and is now stronger and more confident than ever. Spectators who favor a dynamic, explosive style will want to wager on Zmeskal. Those who appreciate technical brilliance and high-level difficulty, however, will prefer the graceful Miller...
...move for both Washington and the Palestinians is Rabin's intention to slow the growth of Jewish settlements in the territories. He rejects the all-out freeze that the Palestinians have demanded and the Bush Administration would prefer, but has made plans to abolish financial incentives for building what he calls "political settlements" -- those in populated Palestinian areas that the Labor Party might one day relinquish in a land-for-peace swap...
...flights but will describe the missions as "habitated" and "unhabitated," or "crewed" and "uncrewed." Says a nasa spokesman: "We have been ordered to delete any reference by sex, on the grounds that 'manned' flight is crude and 'crewed' is p.c." Even so, some sociologists are still not satisfied. They prefer "space flight by human beings." Female astronauts find these linguistic aerobics foolish. Says one: "Common sense is the victim of all this rhetoric...