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Word: rising (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imperative that Harvard students not resign themselves to reconceiving the past and discussing remote philosophical dilemmas. Granted, it is a challenge to rise about the absurdity of poll results which exhibit the contradiction (as in the case of kennedy) that a substantial percentage of citizens will vote against the candidates that they feel are most qualified...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: Blaming the Messenger | 11/5/1994 | See Source »

...Mahfouz understood his world well enough to foresee the rise of Muslim fundamentalism, which has threatened a great religion...and would put a knife into his own neck," she said...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Gordimer Talks on Mahfouz Novels | 11/3/1994 | See Source »

Romney called the neighborhood another example of "Kennedy Country," where crime and welfare dependency are on the rise, according to a campaign statement released yesterday...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Polls Give Incumbents Big Leads | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...have nothing to lose," senior co-captain Beth Morgan said. "We play better against better teams. We rise to the challenge...

Author: By Jill L. Brenner, | Title: It's Showtime! M. and W. Soccer Gun for Ivy League Titles | 10/29/1994 | See Source »

...RFLP methodology was first introduced and developed in England," says Paul B. Ferrara, director of the Virginia division of Forensic Sciences and chair of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Accreditation Board. The test "gives rise to a virtual identification with a match at 5, 6, or 7 locations giving statistics showing us something like [only] one in 100 million" people could match...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Fingering Statistics On O.J.'s DNA | 10/25/1994 | See Source »

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