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Word: seem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...University distributed a booklet to supervisors, listing things they "cannot" say, such as "Was that a union organizer you were speaking with?" and what they "can" say, such as "I am troubled by the tactics of certain union organizers. In some cases they seem to me to be pressuring and harassing support staff." The University draws too fine a line between these remarks--both are tantamount to coercion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Towing the Line | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

Gephardt's dire economic warnings seem ill suited for booming New Hampshire. But the Missouri Congressman insists that he does not need a depressed farm economy to sell his brand of downbeat realism. "Even in New Hampshire," he argued in a TIME interview, "there's the feeling that people are not getting ahead economically; they can't buy the house; they can't afford the education. It's more jobs, more work, less income, more debt." In any case, Gephardt does not have the luxury of tailoring his appeal to New England voters. Even though an oil-import...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling for The Post-Liberal Soul | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...where his Greek-immigrant father Panos first settled in 1912. Dukakis appeared able to relax now that he no longer had to purport to be fascinated with Iowa farm problems or subdue his natural 78- r.p.m. speech rhythms. While he did not fully abandon his innate caution, he did seem more adept at sniping at his rivals. He even feigned ire when Simon called him a manager rather than a leader. "When a fellow comes to town and calls me a technocrat," said the Governor, who normally delights in talking about industrial incubators and photovoltaics, "I've got to respond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling for The Post-Liberal Soul | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...students said while the new policy has forced fraternities and sororities to check i.d.'s, underage drinking on the whole does not seem to have significantly decreased...

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: On the Ban-Wagon: Campus Crackdowns on Booze | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...plot sounds vaguely like a dilemma from an episode of Webster or Punky Brewster. But as silly as this musical may seem, the underlying message is well worth repeating in out increasingly status-conscious society...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: F-F-F-F-Fashion (Huh!) | 2/19/1988 | See Source »

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