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Word: surely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Suddenly, one of the sentences leaped out from the page and struck me right across my complacent face. "In a survey at Harvard five years ago 93 percent of male students said that if 'they had the chance and were sure they would not get caught, they would consider forcing a woman to have sex without her consent,'" it said. I thought, no, it's not possible. That figure must be a typo! Probably the real percentage is only 73, or 43, or 13 percent. Then I thought, well, surveys are always questionable. Probably a lot of those guys were...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Appalling Attitude Toward Rape | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

While the Young brothers and relatives of other Crimson players make sure to visit the locker room, their exposure to Harvard hockey has some other hidden benefits...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Bright Smiles and Dreams of Hockey Stardom | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...statistical methods and will not adjust the 1990 census data. James Gorman, a spokesman for the Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau, explains, the "point was that the Census Bureau would be open to the accusation that it was manipulating figures. Also, no one was sure if [the new technique] would be operational by 1990. Some people say it's not possible to take an accurate survey of 300,000 after the 1990 census and to give it to the president, according...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Working Towards a Sensible Census | 2/19/1988 | See Source »

...Richard Gephardt: Momentum. He's got it, moving from 6 percent in New Hampshire polls three weeks ago to 20 percent in Tuesday's primary. Now, he has to be sure to hang onto it--even if that means darkening his eyebrows...

Author: By Brendan Barnicle, | Title: A Word to the Wise, Advice to the Ailing | 2/18/1988 | See Source »

...doubt, Harvard will respond with the assertion that after a mere 20 rings, any phone number can be obtained from Information. Well, sure, the University hasn't gone so far as to make faculty office numbers secret--just a little hard...

Author: By Mark R. Hoffenberg, | Title: Telephone Number Madness | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

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