Word: proof
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perpetuation of a far more violent and pernicious form of oppression. The second thing I learned last week is this: One of my acquaintances, whom I used to describe as a casual friend, is a date rapist. Probably many of us could tell similar stories; I have no proof of it, since I learned of the incident second-hand and I do not know the victim's name...
...call from French producer Jean-Philippe Allard, who signed her up for Verve. To Lincoln that was proof that African-American artists who take themselves seriously are more appreciated overseas than in their own ! homeland, even by other blacks. "I belong to a people who don't know what they have yet and will give anything away," says Lincoln. "They are always reaching and grabbing for other people's things. It's not a condemnation but an observation." The contract with Verve not only provided Lincoln with more financial security but also gave her freedom. "Now I know...
...shows have a few obvious similarities. Both are intelligent, verbally sophisticated sitcoms that focus on a group of friends linked by locale rather than family. Both are proof, moreover, of the oft-repeated TV adage that good shows take time to find their audience. Seinfeld went on the air in May 1990 but broke into the Top 10 only two months ago, when it was moved to Thursday nights after Cheers...
Crimson fans might point to the current nine-game winning streak or the seventh straight Ivy League title as proof of another great year, and granted, it was that. But nobody can deny Harvard's difficulties in this long season...
...whether bottled waters are worth the $2.7 billion a year that customers spend on them. While no other officials have gone as far as North Carolina's, 23 states have passed laws regulating the industry's water-quality and -labeling standards. Several, like Georgia, require companies to provide documented proof of their sources for water. Vermont requires bottlers to disclose any amounts of lead, arsenic and nitrate in their beverages. Spurred by criticism that its enforcement has been lax, the Food and Drug Administration this month began drafting tough new rules for the industry...