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Word: shortness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with Y2K just a few short weeks away, the project coordinators' work seems to be nearing completion...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: As Y2K Approaches, Harvard Says All Systems Are Go | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

...possible that some conservatives have sometimes been mistreated at the hands of over-zealous lefties, there has hardly been an outbreak of violence against Republicans, nor has anyone sabotaged the presses of the Salient. The Faculty may be predominantly liberal, but Edmund Burke remains on the curriculum nonetheless. In short, aside from some light-hearted whining, conservatives can't really complain of any legitimate persecution...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Foolishness on the Right | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

...Will, blithely telling him to read Albom's book and appreciate all he still has). But for the unironic masses who've kept this memento Morrie a best seller for more than 100 weeks, ABC has needlepointed an Oprah Winfrey Presents telepic that's as earnest as life is short. However worthy the book, its carpe diem aphorisms don't translate well to a film that deploys every tear-jerking stratagem short of a poke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tuesdays With Morrie | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...because I invest so much love and hope in Apple, it maddens me when the company falls short of its plug-and-play promise. And too often it does. Take the AirPort and iBook setup I tested. The idea behind it is deliciously simple; the setup was another story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stuck in an AirPort | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...transmitter. Your iBook, iMac or G4 PowerMac loaded with an AirPort card can be online (or hooked together) anywhere in your home, without wires, at 56k connection speeds (AirPort also supports superspeedy cable modems or DSL). Since normal wireless connections creep along at 9,600 bps, this is nothing short of revolutionary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stuck in an AirPort | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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