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Word: quit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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That will also surprise anyone who grew up believing that selling yourself is quit a different function altogether. But the corporate world is full of surprises. For one, Bainton eventually sorted things out enough to become executive vice president and operating officer of the Continental Group And just the other day, a Literature concentrator it Harvard put down his copy of Career Insights and booked passage to the South American jungle...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Job Hunting | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

That total does not include a far greater number of firms, perhaps as many as 4,000 weekly, that simply fold up and quit after paying off their debts. When a plant gate is padlocked or when the neighborhood dry cleaner shuts its doors, jobs are lost, investments vanish, and dreams turn into dust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Growing Bankruptcy Brigade | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

...past three weeks, I've seen a lot of Harvard women's volleyball games. And, to the great dismay of many, I have not quit the Crimson. In the spring, I'll make sure that the most resourceful and skilled comper gets the men's volleyball beat. The sport deserves...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Spiked Punch | 10/14/1982 | See Source »

Feldstein's biggest challenge will be winning the ear of the President. The backgrounds of the two men - one a Bronx-born intellectual, the other an outdoorsy, instinctive Westerner - could not be more different. Reagan too has strongly held opinions on economics, and some Administration policymakers have quit because they were unable to influence the President's self-taught views...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baptism by Political Fire | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

...made a mistake resigning when the Iran rescue mission failed. In my judgment, he should have said: "Mr. President, I might want to quit later. But I would like to stay two or three months to show my support for you and help tide you over this disappointment." He did not do that. But this has never driven a wedge between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Faith | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

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