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Word: seemly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...desire for an eclipse T-shirt, even though I would not be there for the big event) was not available. Aside from a few shops selling chintzy eclipse tankards, mugs and posters, I only found one selling T-shirts. And there was only one variety. The stores didn't seem to have the capital to invest in pricey eclipse souvenirs...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: A Missed Moment for Many | 8/13/1999 | See Source »

...find yourself resisting the vulgar over-simplification of this comparison, it is my writer's luxury to pre-empt you with the information that you are being mistaken, and worse, typical. The reason it doesn't seem wrong to comb a strange country gathering email addresses you will never in good honesty use is because you have already set that time period aside as an anomaly in the normal flow of your life. But while your rules are altered, your conduct is aligned with the way you have always lived, whether you will admit...

Author: By Phua MEI Pin, | Title: Forget Me Not, For The Time Being | 8/13/1999 | See Source »

...desire for an eclipse T-shirt, even though I would not be there for the big event) was not available. Aside from a few shops selling chintzy eclipse tankards, mugs and posters, I only found one selling T-shirts. And there was only one variety. The stores didn't seem to have the capital to invest in pricey eclipse souvenirs...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: POSTCARD FROM LONDON: A Missed Moment for Many | 8/13/1999 | See Source »

...will be challenging because Reformers like being, as they say, "individuals." These are the people to whom society doesn't listen much. But here they can be heard--and heard and heard, making the debate, with its shouts of "point of inquiry," its endless amendments and its glacial balloting, seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ventura Way: If It Isn't Fun, I Quit | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...seem simple when shares are generally rising. Strong markets can mask underlying risks, like losing more than your principal when on margin. Concerned about just that, the National Association of Securities Dealers last week began requiring brokerage firms to disclose day-trading risks and to determine whether a client is suited before opening an account. None too soon. Day traders' favorite stocks have long been Internet and other high-tech companies prized for their big price swings. Since April, Net stocks have fallen on hard times, revealing many formerly brilliant day traders to be little more than lucky novices. Unfamiliar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day Trading: It's a Brutal World | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

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