Word: rarer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lots of company, among buyers and sellers alike. eBay makes a lot of people happy, and not just because it makes some people rich. The surprise--in more enthusiastic moments, you might even call it the miracle--of eBay is that it offers online consumers something rarer, more essential, more enduring than a chance to make a profit...
...those in the latter set (this writer included), the release of a new James Bond film is met with eager anticipation, followed by boyish glee. It is almost like Christmas, but rarer. And Bond's latest, The World Is Not Enough, is no exception...
...genuine religious faith seems increasingly rare nowadays, genuine respect for religious faith seems even rarer. And the same holds true at Harvard. In the wake of Coming Out Week and a slew of homophobic graffiti in several River Houses, the Undergraduate Council has brought an oft-attacked policy of the Freshmen Dean Office (FDO) to the forefront of undergraduate debate. On Oct. 24, the council created a task force to work for the end of the FDO's policy of allowing incoming first-years placed with gay roommates to change rooms prior to their arrival at Harvard...
...brainstorming session," to prepare for a Sept. 30 Bush fund raiser. "The goal for the event is substantial, but it's doable," Slayton says. "The Governor is really relying on us." While it's unusual to meet techies who can even name a presidential candidate, it's rarer still to find people actively campaigning for a Republican. But the Valley's new rich are realizing their political clout, and Bush has gone after their pocketbook issues, like tax cuts and tort reform. It's working: though he has spent only two days in the Valley, Bush has raised more than...
Iridium is rarer, costlier and even more resistant to corrosion than platinum, and its name comes from iris, the rainbow, from the lovely play of color in iridium salts. I would love to carry an iridium credit card. --Dr. Oliver Sacks, author...