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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is also a slim possibility that the referendum may not appear on the November ballot: The city election commission has been wrangling over the wording of the proposition's preamble...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Cambridge's Perennial Issue Rears Its Head | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

There is also a slim possibility that the referendum may not appear on the November ballot: The city election commission has been wrangling over the wording of the proposition's preamble...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Cambridge's Perennial Issue Rears Its Head | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...faculty committee recommended Jackson for tenure by a "preliminary" vote of 47-7, but her bid fell below the "substantial majority" needed when support dwindled to a slim 25-24 majority three weeks later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jackson Perseveres in Sexism Suit | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

Such pointers were culled from De Pree's 42-year business career, which included a painful slump in the mid-'80s when the company became too inwardly focused. His slim book grew out of a series of lectures that De Pree originally gave to adult-education classes. Like the elegant furniture his company makes, De Pree's book provides a valuable lesson in grace, style and the elements of success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advice To Bosses: Try a Little Kindness | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

However, Aleksander Bentkowski, the Peasant Party parliamentary caucus leader, said he was not sure that Malinowski would accept the nomination because of the slim chances of successfully forming a coalition with Solidarity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Polish Leader Abandons Bid for Coalition | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

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