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Word: promptly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Preservation librarian Janice Merrill-Oldham praised the prompt response of the graduate students who found the damaged books...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rain-Soaked Books Restored | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...still questionable explanation for discrepancies in bagel quality: bagels are best if boiled, she intoned, and it is this practice--one which is widely observed in New York but not viewed as bagel-making-orthodoxy outside the region--which makes the difference. Her argument was just reasonable enough to prompt me to venture over the Bruegger's in the Square. But when I got there, around lunch time on Tuesday, the place was hopping and I had to do a little investigating...

Author: By Dan S. Abel, | Title: A Crisis of Bagels | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

...service boasts Boston accents and is friendly and prompt enough to make you forget that nasty Wok'n'Roll woman they call a waitress. They will get you in and out in time to catch a movie at Copley; there is even a special deal offering dinner and a movie for $14.99 a person. The good deals don't end there. The Hard Rock Cafe's College Newsletter also offers an appetizer with the purchase of two regular entrees...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Rockin' Boston | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

Assuming pine does not automatically retrieve the interrupted message, you want to edit pine and at the prompt type the command "Is", which gives you a listing of the files in your home directory. The more useful version of the command is "Is-1l more". Don't worry about how nasty this looks; just do it. It will list the files and their dates and other information...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: TechTalk | 11/18/1997 | See Source »

...student using one of their showers. Last week, a first-year spotted a strange man leaving her dorm room. He is suspected of taking $80--the contents of her roommate's pocketbook--with him. These three occurrences highlight some of the problems with the current key card policy and prompt us to reiterate our call for universal key card access...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Universal Key Card Access a Safety Must | 11/13/1997 | See Source »

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