Word: turfed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forget those engraved "curriculum panels" that can flank either side of the stone: "from accounting to zoology, we've got you've covered." Fave picks: turf management and mortuary science...
...forget those engraved "curriculum panels" that can flank either side of the stone: "from accounting to zoology, we've got you've covered." Fave picks: turf management and mortuary science...
...despite its relatively small minority population (or perhaps because of it), Boston has been the site of a number of racial turf wars, most notably the long-standing fight over school busing...
Geneticists have lately been filing patent applications for these ESTs anyway, figuring that it's best to protect their turf now and go spelunking around in it later. In a science that prizes precision above all else, this can be an odd way to do business. "I would guess that in many cases the scientists didn't even examine all the material," says Bruce Lehman, commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office...
Those who have watched his work at the Supreme Court over the past 27 years believe Rehnquist will be far more deferential than he is accustomed to being on his own turf. Rehnquist has been known to cut lawyers off in mid-sentence when their time has expired and to berate those who don't know or don't follow the rules. Lately he has also insisted somewhat grandly that lawyers call his colleagues on the Supreme Court "Mr. Justice" or "Madam Justice" rather than the more common "Judge...