Word: selecter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...care assistant or perhaps dog washer for a veterinarian." Child-care workers across America must be gnashing their canines at being equated with dog washers. Do these social workers really believe that taking care of children is a suitable occupation for a minimally educated person? Which job do applicants select more often--caring for children or washing dogs? If respect is a factor, I'd put my money on the latter. REBECCA J. COOPER New Harbor, Maine...
...country." After Lewis won his record-tying ninth gold medal Monday night in the long jump, he lobbied hard for a spot on the relay team. Earlier Thursday, he ended his campaign, but said he would take a spot if offered. "I understood all along that they did select their team," Lewis said on "CBS This Morning." "I've accepted all along that the team has been selected. Now is the time to support the team." The pressure had been building on Hunt since Monday to add the greatest track athlete of all-time to the relay team. But Hunt...
...nominee. If elected in November, Dole would be the oldest first-term President ever. And yet: the septuagenarian has lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels than the soon-to-be 50-year-old Bill Clinton. Still, to counter perceptions to the contrary, Dole said last week that he would select a young and healthy running mate: "I'm not naming any names, but there are people out there with health problems who might be good running mates. They have to be in good health." Among those on the "short list" who may now be out of the running are Illinois...
...search program at the History 1607 site allows students to select a census year from which they want information. They then enter what statistics they want, for example, the number of slaves in a given county in Virginia in 1840. Armed with this kind of detailed, and often complex, statistical knowledge, students were able to become experts on a given county, matching up the subjective impressions they received from the reading with the quantitative information they gained from the web site, Brown says...
Super heavyweight Bruce Baumgartner of the U.S. is ready to join a select group of Americans who have won medals in four Olympics...