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Word: preferments (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When I come out of the huddle, I would prefer not to say anything to anybody. So I just nod at the referee and let the other guys know it's all business...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Best Ever? | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

...Durkee said Princeton would prefer a code of conduct devised on the national level...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Ivy Officials Search for Response to Sweatshop Protests | 2/23/1999 | See Source »

...prefer to make Oscar-night predictions based on which acceptance speeches I do and do not want to hear. For instance, I wouldn't bet on whether Tom Hanks will receive a third Best Actor statuette for Saving Private Ryan, but I do know that if he wins, he will offer a halting, heartfelt tribute to the veterans of World War II. Hanks can be eloquent, and veterans obviously deserve the recognition, but we have congressional resolutions and postage stamps for that sort of thing. What we have awards shows for is displays of sheer, naked narcissism. "I'm king...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Translation: I Won! I Won! I Won! | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

There is some variety to a dorm crew routine, and some perks as well. Crew workers choose between dry work, taking out trash, sweeping and mopping; or wet work, cleaning bathrooms. Surprise--most workers say they prefer the bathrooms to the hallways...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It's Not Just Suds And Mops: Discover Dorm Crew Perks | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...While I would prefer that the protests wouldn't have happened, things did turn out okay in the end," Junior Parents Weekend Co-Coordinator Richard D. Gardner '95 said. "The two events did co-exist peacefully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Protestors | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

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