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Word: signal (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems to me that this year's Undergraduate Council elections signal a return to high school politics. Candidates' platforms are focused on immature desires of disconcerted students. If this is the case, then I guess my vote will ultimately have to be determined by who can best promise me a Coke machine in the gym and better rides at the school carnival. But instead, I will merely refuse to vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Election Like High School Melee | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...also said he wonders what signal the decision will send to untenured junior faculty who are doing scholarship and teaching in queer studies, since one of his primary fields of inquiry is the history of sexuality...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Masten Denied Tenure in English | 12/10/1997 | See Source »

...world of paging, Motorola has teamed up with Timex to produce the world's first wristwatch alphanumeric pager. More convenient than clipping a standard pager to your belt, the new $130 Beepwear offers a choice between a silent flashing alarm or an audio tone to signal incoming pages. Right now, only the California Good Guys chain is selling the Beepwear line, but these watches will work in any metro area that offers Motorola FLEX coverage; talk to your paging company for details...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Gift Ideas For the Holidays | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

Likewise, a humiliating loss at home could signal the advent of a long winter...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Looks for Killer Instinct Against the Bears | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

...high yielders underperformed in two of the three previous years as well. Say it ain't so, Mike. But he won't. In fact, he's one of the first to note that his dogs of the Dow--so named because high yields signal out-of-favor stocks--"have become too popular and the market has become too high" for the gambit to keep working. O'Higgins is now writing another book and next month will launch a mutual fund on a different scheme through Valley Forge Funds (888-600-4537). This one has him 100% in bonds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DOW'S DOGS WON'T HUNT | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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