Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...consequence of this approach, the psychologists are quick to acknowledge, it that they can not judge the truthfulness of their subjects memories. "We're calling this memory but we weren't there at the time the events occured, so we have no check on the veracity of what we're getting," says Pillemer. "One of the appeals of the laboratory is that you can control what goes in and therefore you can look at what comes out and look at the match between...
...first went into the air two years ago, People Express had only three planes serving four cities: Newark, Columbus, Buffalo and Norfolk. Now, in addition to its new London flights, People has 22 aircraft flying to 19 U.S. cities stretching from Portland, Me., to West Palm Beach, Fla. Its quick success has come from cutting frills and slashing standard fares, often by more than half. Like its domestic flights, People's trips to London will offer few free amenities. Passengers will have to pay $6 extra for a food basket that might contain a tuna sandwich, an apple, potato...
...field that preys upon itself, some future doctoral candidate will write her or his discretion on "the rise and fall of New England's Ivy League contract archaeology labs in the last quarter of the 20th century" as an exercised in studying America's fascination with get rich quick schemes. The passing of such a short lived profession is all the more poignant given its subject matter. Whether technicians or scientists scholars or vultures, contract archaeologists and academia's "commitment" to cultural research have proven vulnerable to economic and social trends just like the rest...
...quick survey: Out of 10 books picked randomly in the Portuguese History and Literature section of the stacks, only two had been checked out in the last decade. In the Yiddish Literature section only one. In Italian History and Literature (1800-1899) two, in Oriental Literatures two, in Bibliography--History of Libraries two And in the Mid East Section. I had to go through 27 books before brooks before finding one that had ever been checked...
...large cauldron in Memphis. But when Cheryllynn Ross did so last week as Hecate during the New York-based Metropolitan Opera touring performance of Macbeth, she was risking more than a chill: the city's tough new antinudity ordinance, aimed chiefly at topless dancers, could have brought quick arrest. Two division commanders of the local police were on the scene. Would they rush the cauldron and haul its contents off to the slammer...