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Word: randoms (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...random," said Laura. "I was pretty excited about seeing [Jonathan] for a while, but I realized that we might not get back in touch for a while anyway." Sure enough, the chance meeting didn't lead to instant renewal of contact-at least...

Author: By Terry E-E Chang, | Title: Logging on for Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...point of pride. The stereotype is outdated: massive consolidation hit the freight-barge business in the 1980s, and large firms like the Ingram Barge Co., which owns the Grainger, imposed large-firm professionalism: no drinking or smoking on board and a zero-tolerance drug policy enforced with random testing. Even a crew bent on mayhem would have trouble scheduling it. The tows run 24 hours a day, and for the length of their 30-day shifts, the boatmen never touch dry land except to take a boat through a lock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roll Away, Roll Away | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...showing major injuries. The Brazilian scene is accepted, not only because it passes the no-maiming criterion but also because it--as Nash explains it--"tells a story." A tape of a fight between fraternity boys and locals at a football game fails because it's "nothing more than random violence. It has no redeeming value." In hell, apparently, there are 200 different words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: When Good Networks Go Bad | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson survey of Jan. 9-11 targeted a pool of 558 undergraduates chosen at random. Those who were not reached by phone the first time were called again. The survey had a 75 percent response rate, meaning that 421 students actually responded to the questions...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: Survey Methodology | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...pool was selected at random from the College phone book. The survey's methodology was approved by Managing Director of the School of Public Health John M. Benson, who has extensive professional experience in the field...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: Survey Methodology | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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