Word: spencers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Professor Theodore Spencer, handsome andtweedy, led a thrilling dash through the historyof drama. When I told him I'd like to write mypaper on Aristophanes--because he was so likeGilbert and Sullivan--Mr. Spencer looked mildlysurprised but said he was glad that I didn'tobject too much to "the dirt." I hadn't actuallyrealized it was dirty, my guesses at the words Ididn't know seeming too impolite to be true...
...fastest-growing charge cards are the ones that automatically deduct money from checking accounts. The amounts riding on such debit-card use could zoom nearly 600% over the next eight years, according to H. Spencer Nilson of the Nilson Report, an Oxnard, California, newsletter that follows this industry.While Visa's credit-card business grew 16% last year, the use of its "CheckCard" debit service jumped 47%, as consumers sought to avoid finance and interest charges...
Captain Mike Porter and sophomore midfielder Spencer Rice also have been peppering opponents' goals for the Crimson. Porter has 13 goals and three assists and Rice has eight goals and four assists...
...knew that they were going to be good, and they were," junior Spencer Rice said. "But we were confident--you always think that you can beat any team in the league if you play up to your potential...
...There was the general perception that we just weren't focused enough in the Duke loss," junior attacker Spencer Rice said. "We didn't play as hard as we could have, and we didn't seem to be mentally into it, which was disappointing because we were coming off of a great win over Penn...