Word: use
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some, the six-week program is a chance to see whether they are interested in architecture. Others see it as a transition to graduate school. And others use the program as an opportunity to build a portfolio and further their careers...
...addition, students attend a series of lectures and seminars designed to teach them about architecture and design. Lecture topics range from "Graphic and Modelmaking" to "Use of Computers in Design" to "Preparing a Portfolio...
...controls would allow U.S. companies to compete with computer makers in such countries as Taiwan and Singapore, which already sell relatively advanced machines to Soviet-bloc buyers. But Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, who advocates strict controls on the transfer of American technology to Moscow, warned that the Soviets would use the U.S. computers for military purposes. Nonetheless, a Cheney aide said the Defense Secretary would not ask Bush to reverse the Commerce Department decision...
Bird (pop. 2,000) is not the real name of the town where Parker records the steady rhythms of the American heartland. Interviewees are also understood to have noms de cassette, although the use of anonymity to protect the innocent raises the question Protect them against what? "Folks go out and leave their doors unlocked, park their vehicles and leave the keys in the ignition and know they'll still be there when they come back," says County Sheriff Jim Arnoldsen...
...made of women's carnal confessions -- is to make sex, lies sound like a smirking stag reel. But this is not an "adult film" in the X-rated sense; it is an adult film, "patient and subtle," in its creator's apt words. It is about men who use women by watching them, and women tired of being the object of satyric attention. What amazes is that at just 26, Soderbergh displays the three qualities associated with mature filmmakers: a unique authorial voice, a spooky camera assurance, and the easy control of ensemble acting (Andie MacDowell, start polishing your acceptance...