Word: referred
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...French language by Americanisms is only the tip of France's long-standing obsession with language. In the 18th-century court portrayed in "Ridicule," the skillful manipulation of language is the sole means of gaining and keeping social status. The world of Versailles is shaped by what they refer to as "wit." Lest one believe that this wit is based on the crass premise of merely producing amusement, one French noble dismisses disdainfully the "hew-mah" of the English as being far inferior to French wit. The use of wit is sadistic, funny only if you enjoy seeing people being...
Scholars of Soviet history have said Lenin used the term kulak to refer to so-called "rich" peasants in order to create class conflict among the farmers...
...other words, what worries me is that Bill Clinton could exhibit a version of what George Bush used to refer to as Big Mo: he might have so much campaign momentum that he won't be able to stop campaigning...
...Native American community at Harvard is comprised of students from all nine faculties, including 43 at the College. This group revolves around the Harvard Native American Program (HNAP), whose tremendous growth over the last two decades parallels what many refer to as "a revitalization in Indian Country...
...believes inclusion can be cost effective there only if he has control of the referrals for special-ed. evaluations now initiated by parents, teachers and other agencies. "We've gone from one extreme to the other in the last 25 years," says Payzant. "Now, if anything comes up, you refer the child. We have to get control of the front end, and we don't have that...