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Word: unwantedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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After several clues pointed to the presence of an unwanted pet in Weld North 28, James H. Colopy '90 laid a trap Friday afternoon in the common room radiator. He checked the trap on Sunday and noticed something had fallen for his bait.

Author: By Shannon E. Liss, | Title: Rascal Rodents Run Rampant | 2/17/1987 | See Source »

When Health Secretary Bowen called for a change in life-style, he was asking a great deal of human nature. Throughout history, even in straitlaced cultures or eras of inhibition, sex is always the genie that cannot be % contained in the bottle. Its heedless imperatives mostly seize the young: the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Chill: Fear of AIDS | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

Strict laws against drunk driving may be causing an unwanted side effect. A new study by Purdue University researchers shows that after Ohio instituted a tough drunk-driving law making it more likely for offenders to be jailed and have their licenses suspended, the number of alcohol-related accidents fell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drunk Driving: Leaving the Scene | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

The need for U.S. businesses to boost efficiency prompted many of them to embrace yet another popular concept: restructuring. The mild-sounding new term actually meant the radical shedding of unwanted and unprofitable divisions and the wholesale trimming of excess employees. A highly visible case was CBS, whose board of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Topsy-Turvy | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

Some U.S. officials believe the arms-sale profits were handled by the men who had helped North supply the contras over the past two years. One possibility is that the funds were used to finance the string of airlifts that have delivered supplies to the rebels during the past few...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Many Strands, a Tangled Web | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

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