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Word: utilitarianism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...adult, the ladies? man "had a very utilitarian concept of women," said a police investigator; it was to "befriend those creatures because they could serve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day Three of the Jackal | 12/16/1997 | See Source »

...they're just utilitarian-we have a job to do in them," he says of the tunnels, but admits that he could see why some would be interested in them. "They're a part of this place, and a part of what makes this place work...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Subterranean World Lurks Beneath Harvard | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

...Student Council poll, students overwhelmingly support a "utilitarian" memorial to Harvard's World or statue. Eventually plaques are erected along the south wall of Memorial Church listing the names of the deceased...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Back to School: 1946-'47 in Review | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...general, hair-dos and clothing were "modest and attractive" according to a book on female fashion Soviet style. It's not that Soviet women were expected to be completely sexless. They were just not allowed to assert themselves as any sort of symbol of womanly beauty. They were utilitarian bearers of children and workers in the Soviet system...

Author: By Kristen A. Olsavsky, | Title: Feminism, Russsian Style | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

...face has not changed, but how we adorn it has. Yes, eyeglasses are utilitarian, but frames follow fashion as much as function. "They can reveal a lot about the times," says Robert Marc, an upscale New York City eyewear designer and retailer. The shape of the decade is marked by the shape of the lenses. Put your glasses on and play the Frame Game: guess who was wearing what when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 3, 1997 | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

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