Word: shortener
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...often spoken for progressive issues, such as banning dining hall grapes and endorsing same-sex marriage laws. He is also a council "progressive" in the tradition of former council presidents Lamelle D. Rawlins '99 and Robert M. Hyman '98. Plants has criticized initiatives to cut the council's size, shorten debates and limit the role of the council to student services...
Jackson's unprecedented and welcome decision to issue his findings of fact before the final verdict may shorten the trial and avoid the unnecessary expenditure of taxpayer dollars on a lengthy appeals process. Because both parties in the case know where they stand before the verdict has been issued, they are able to make an informed decision about whether and on what terms to settle the case...
Mazzoleni may be forced to shorten his rotation of defensemen during the year. Scorsune will see the bulk of the extra minutes and be on the ice for all key defensive situations...
...those decongestant/antihistamine combos you may already be using (like Triaminic, Contac or Drixoral). Of course, you're then faced with cracked lips, a scratchy throat and stinging eyes, but it's good to know that apart from drying up the offending effluent they are probably helping to shorten the disease cycle. So stock up on those pills and syrups, and just think - this winter, you could be spared one of the annoyances of the season: the inevitable balls of lint left sticking to clothes after a long-forgotten tissue is put through the laundry...
...discounts offered by online booksellers have hurt the Coop, but the store has stepped up its efforts to shorten checkout lines and to procure more used books, Coop General Manager David Sullivan said in April...