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Word: unfairly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...NCAA will fight a ruling that struck down test-score requirements for freshmen athletes as unfair to blacks, saying the judge's decision could create chaos at its member colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NCAA To Fight SAT Ruling | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

...preparatory courses like the Princeton Review and Kaplan are also give wealthier students an unfair advantage, according to Schaeffer. Preparatory courses like these are "steroids to boost test scores," he said...

Author: By Erica B. Levy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Speaker Debate Fairness of SAT Examination | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

...improve their chances, the congregation has gone to court asking a judge to determine what a fair price would be if the church were to be preserved. They argue that it is unfair for a congregation to have to match bids with the developer...

Author: By Jason M. Goins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Congregation, Harvard Mull Counteroffers as Developer Bids on Swedenborg Church | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

...veer crazily from slapstick comedy to touching romance without sacrificing a whit of stylistic consistency. I truly do not believe that it could have been directed better; however, the film was just not as technically and logistically demanding as the two WWII pictures. Though it may be unfair to compare apples and oranges, the Academy can and will--such is Madden's misfortune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oscar is Beautiful Saving Private Oscar Thin Red Oscar Oscars in Love Oscar | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

...they do not have a prejudiced bone in their body. In what might be called the Alfred E. Neuman syndrome--after the Mad magazine character whose doofus slogan was "What--me worry?"--people in this group tend to react with shocked innocence when minorities complain about the persistence of unfair treatment. "What--me racist?" they seem to say. "Perish the thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prejudice? Perish the Thought | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

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