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Word: variously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...subcommittee's desire to rush me through this process, together with various statements made by members...leads me to the painful conclusion that I have been prejudged by this body," Pierce said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Top HUD Aide Takes Fifth | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

...looks on women's faces were angry--a frenetic, almost panicked kind of angry. No matter where they fell on the political spectrum, no matter what positions they took in the various internal disputes which tend to divide a newspaper, each woman wore that look...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Painting Over History | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

...places in the top one or two most popular concentrations and draws many graduate students, as well. Women's history, on the other hand, has been a perennial gaping hole in the Harvard curriculum--despite, or perhaps because of, the role history plays in determining the relative status of various groups...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Painting Over History | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Frederick Neuhouser says he ordered the books for Philosophy 141, "Marx," through Revolution Books this year for the first time. Neuhouser says his "vague leftist sympathy" had brought him to Revolution Books, which stocks various radical tracts as well as some course books...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Can't Find Books? Don't Blame The Coop Now, Professors Say | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

This mathematics turns out to be surprisingly useful for controlling robots, machine tools and various electronic systems. A conventional air conditioner, for example, recognizes only two basic states: too hot or too cold. When geared for thermostat control, the cooling system either operates at full blast or shuts off completely. A fuzzy air conditioner, by contrast, would recognize that some room temperatures are closer to the human comfort zone than others. Its cooling system would begin to slow down gradually as the room temperature approached the desired setting. Result: a more comfortable room and a smaller electric bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Time For Some Fuzzy Thinking | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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