Word: virginia
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Sociologist Jeffrey Hadden of the University of Virginia, who was skeptical of religious broadcasters' claims to big audiences in his 1981 book Prime Time Preachers, says the Nielsen report shows a "much larger" audience than he and other experts had thought. The preachers, he now asserts, "have greater unrestricted access to media than any other interest group in America." Powered by TV evangelism, he predicts, the Christian right "is destined to become the major social movement in America" during the late 20th century...
...victory of a small Hawaiian school named Chaminade over a previously undefeated and picked-to-win-the-national championship University of Virginia squad a few years back has become somewhat of an annoying cliche, but that's all I could keep thinking about when I got the news...
...trying to fix the problem by upgrading its computer system, but that effort suffered a setback last week. IRS officials canceled a contract for $73 million worth of new computers and software to be supplied by Virginia-based Computer Systems & Resources, after a Government review panel found that the equipment had serious deficiencies. For one thing, the system's mastery of COBOL, a computer language widely used in the Government, did not meet federal standards. The panel also concluded that the system would probably cost $101 million, instead of the $73 million estimated by the Virginia company...
...hand for the event were Harvard President Derek C. Bok, Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences A. Michael Spence, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 and house namesakes Virginia Wellington and Thomas D. Cabot...
...time for committee hearings; many members never read the measure that gave away their responsibilities, but they overwhelmingly voted for it; final approval came at 10:15 p.m. on the eve of the prospective default, and then it was soon time to go home for Christmas. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...