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Word: speakes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...each tradition from the outside," she says, "by using the CD Rom, we're enabling people to gain some sympathetic understanding of religious tradition from the inside, not by listening to me necessarily, but by listening to the voices of people who are part of that tradition and who speak through...

Author: By Jie Li, | Title: Course Examines Religions | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

...political activists instead of politicians. What about wisdom? Why not try to hear from someone who is wiser than us--and not wise in the sense of erudite, but someone who is knowing in the ways of the world, like a distinguished author? Or someone who is able to speak to transcendent values? A religious figure who might be able to give us some perspective on our temporal successes and add a bit of humility or sense of obligation to an otherwise congratulatory experience would be a welcome speaker...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Committee Declasse | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

Leblanc said the Forum has brought other notables this year to speak including filmmaker Oliver Stone, former U.S. Representative Robert K. Dornan (R-Calif.), and Greta van Susteren, co-host of a CNN show...

Author: By Michael E. Thakur, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Famed Movie Critics Will Entertain at HLS | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

...Valley's high rollers were partying in Las Vegas, the way-new media upstart was laying off staff: 33 in all. There were also reports, denied by spokesfolks, that its cheeky Webzine Suck would be next, or that the whole company was on the block. It was, in Wired-speak, a reality check...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techwatch: Dec. 1, 1997 | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...also going to become as bland and tedious as television? There's no word yet on which sites will get the Disney seal of approval, or whether news sites will receive special dispensation from Walt's boys to speak as freely as necessary. "Filtering mechanisms prevent children from obtaining a great deal of useful and appropriate information," says a new report from the Electronic Privacy Information Center. They should know ? in tests on engines not unlike Disney's, searches for, say, "American Red Cross" blocked 90 percent of all sites mentioning the name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There's a Mouse Loose on the Net | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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