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Word: quos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sure that we do not hurt the workers we are trying to help? What if clothing workers in a particular country or region, given the choice, would prefer not to see us terminate licenses that might put them out of jobs? While we should not passively accept a status quo, we must avoid the mistake of assuming that we know better than workers what is best for them. This information must come from the workers or their representatives, and we should be very careful to see that it is accurate and reliable. It is one thing to support workers...

Author: By Allan A. Ryan jr., | Title: Asking the Hard Questions | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...psychological study on the effect of flashing different colors of light for two hours straight. The only respite from the garish lighting design was the few seconds when a dramatic toplight isolated Lang at center stage. Thanks to Andy Warhol, artsy for artsy's sake is now status quo. On top of that, the non-stop songs pummeled my body with their monotonous cacophony for so long that I was like a disintegrating slug that slipped on a pile of salt. My mind was screaming stop the madness, but those cries were drowned out by Lang's rawhide-cured vocals...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HERE'S JONNY! | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...Lott (R-Miss.) asserts that homosexuals are sinful and Rev. Jerry Falwell goes into a rage about a purple children's show character. These are the figures associated with conservatism; are these the figures of which Berry is proud? The majority of the nation hangs on to the status quo...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conservative Event Reflects Ignorance of Gay Issues | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...Lott (R-Miss.) asserts that homosexuals are sinful and Rev. Jerry Falwell goes into a rage about a purple children's show character. These are the figures associated with conservatism; are these the figures of which Berry is proud? The majority of the nation hangs on to the status quo...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...saddened that the administration would rather cling to the status quo than acknowledge the failings of its current system, even if it means doing so at the expense of its own students' welfare. Is this the kind of community we want to live in? Is it the kind of place we want to leave for those who come through these gates long after we are gone...

Author: By Taya L. Weiss, | Title: Speaking Truth to Justice | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

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