Word: selective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thus, in the words of McCurdy, "a premium is put on just a few select people. This is a different approach than we're accustomed to, and I'm not in favor...
When the closeness of the original vote last November forced the establishment of a Senate select committee to review several hundred contested ballots, Durkin opposed efforts to have the first election voided and a new special election declared, preferring to cast his lot with the Democratic majority in the Senate, and on the committee. Since the first vote count in New Hampshire after the election had shown him the winner, though only by ten votes, this was not an unreasonable position; after all, winning by a little is still winning, as Lyndon Johnson proved in 1948. But when it became...
...Introductory freshman crew meeting. If you were one of the "select few" that received notes this summer imploring you to join the crew team because of your superior athletic prowess, don't be deluded. Crew coach Harry Parker sends these notices to almost all freshman except those who weigh over 400 pounds or have no arms. Expect to see half the class there...
...academic background. One index of the increasing pressure on young Japanese to pile up an impressive gakureki is the phenomenal rise of after-hours or weekend schools known as juku. Their main purpose: to help students cram for tough competitive entrance exams required to get into the most select high schools and the best colleges...
...convert goods to cash than it is fraudulent checks." Also, "One of the most elegant frauds in the pension area ... involves changing the address of a legitimate beneficiary to that of the embezzler or an accomplice at the time of the beneficiary's death. It is best to select beneficiaries with no life insurance...