Word: topic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...broadcast episodes, Winsten says, and 15 more shows have promised to do the same. In all, Winsten estimates two-thirds of the top 30 prime-time network shows will contain dialogue about drinking and driving. A few programs even plan to devote whole scenes or episodes to the topic, he says...
This week's cover stories on "good" cholesterol nearly created a crisis in the home of senior writer David Brand, who wrote both the main story and the accompanying article on nutrition. Brand became so intrigued by the topic that he began to analyze the cholesterol content of all the meals his family ate. "That nearly drove my daughters Leslie and Robyn crazy," he recalls. "They accused me of ruining every meal and wanted to ban the subject altogether." Never an autocrat at the table, Brand capitulated in the interest of domestic peace...
Even the Faculty Senate seems to be against the idea. Of the seven people who spoke at a public discussion of the topic, only one was in support of the change, said Robinson...
Hirsch's Charles epitomizes the dilemma of having too much of a good thing. Bigamy normally isn't considered a funny topic. Yet the way Hirsch manages to deal with his world as it falls around his knees is funny. The simper on his face expresses the utter absurdity of his situation. As he tries to explain to Ruth: "Why should having a cheese thing after lunch make me see my deceased wife after dinner...
...Faculty Committee seeks counsel from all members of the community. Nothing is secret about our admissions policy or the criteria we use. Public reports are made annually and in periodic statements such as the one we released last January on the topic of Asian American admissions. Members of the Asian American community have been active participants in all phases of our admissions process, including the formulation of admission policy...