Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...number of men who would major in women's studies is not a measure of its academic worth. Just as women are still discouraged somewhat from majoring in engineering (does the paucity of women majoring in engineering lessen its academic validity, Jeff), men may certainly be discouraged from majoring in women's studies because of the negative attitudes of those such as Jeff Wise who will question their academic worth if not their masculinity. However, for the record, I am a student in Gen Ed 100, Intorduction to Women's Studies, and there are at least five or six male...
...taking over, Janeway said that while he was not a fan in sports-mad Boston, his wife followed the city's teams and she thought the paper's coverage of them superb. The sportswriters were ruffled by the backhanded compliment. Though Janeway assiduously courted colleagues over lunch, he remained somewhat aloof back in his corner office...
...Milwaukee, a new joke is making the rounds: Q. Do you own any shore property? A. Not yet. Lakeside residents in the upper Midwest find the humor somewhat strained. Last week Lakes Michigan and Huron had risen to their highest level since 1887, nearly 3 ft. over their average March altitude of 578 ft. above sea level. Lake Superior, at more than a foot over its norm, is not far behind. Waterfront-property owners are battling flooded basements and beach erosion, and some face the prospect of losing their homes. Says Park Planner Bob Elmore of the Indiana Dunes National...
...regime and heightening tensions all through the region. Yet Western countries have felt compelled in the past to protect their national interests by interfering with foreign governments. Communist regimes do it almost by definition. Unquestionably, the Sandinistas in pursuit of Soviet-style Marxism pose a genuine threat to the somewhat fragile democracies of neighboring countries. Potentially more threatening is the danger to U.S. security if Nicaragua becomes a base from which Soviet submarines and bombers can prowl vital sea-lanes and America's coasts...
...alumni group, for example, includes no women and is primarily white. Further, in terms of intelligence and affluence, "the bulk of these men are cut from the same cloth," says Paffenbarger. "In general, they live longer than the average Caucasian American of comparable age." On the other hand, somewhat surprisingly, the rate of suicide among the Harvard graduates was 50% higher than that of the overall population...