Word: prior
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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David R. Priest, one of the two people from Minnesota to get an early offer of admission, would be the first person in his family to go east for college. "I'd never been to the East before. I had no prior exposure to Harvard except the alumni interview and the brochures," the 17-year old from Minneapolis says...
WASHINGTON -- Top NASA officials who gave the go-ahead to launch the ill-fated Challenger mission were never told of a low temperature reading of 7 to 9 degrees on the shuttle's right booster rocket prior to liftoff, according to the space agency...
McLaughlin, previously a successful businessman, had no prior experience in academia before he became president in 1981. Although almost universally praised for his ability to increase the college's endowment, the president's handling of the current campus strife has generated harsh criticism from all fronts...
...women's Nordic relay squad of Manya Deehr, Kirsten Berggren and Joy Clendenning shot the Crimson into the lead on the second day of competition. Prior to the relay, Bowdoin had held a 237-233 edge over Harvard...
...company called Judicate, Inc. For fees that average about $600, Judicate issues opinions in such noncriminal cases as personal-injury suits and contract disputes. The decisions of the firm's judges, all of whom have retired from the public court system, are either binding or not, depending upon the prior agreement of the parties. Judicate offers a convenient alternative to the crowded dockets in regular courts. The firm settled 140 cases last year in Philadelphia, New York and other cities, and recently opened a new office in Los Angeles. Says Company President Alan Epstein, a former Philadelphia district-court judge...