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Word: weren (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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David T. Roy '58, now a professor of East Asian literature at the University of Chicago, says, he was interviewed together with his rooming group when they tried to get into Dunster House. "It was all kind of mysterious because you weren't told anything definite during the interview, like in a job interview...

Author: By Ryan W. Chew, | Title: When Appearances Mattered | 3/24/1988 | See Source »

...Obviously, we weren't able to capitalize on the power play," Cleary said. "I think if our power play was working we would have won the game. It just wasn...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Michigan State Finishes Harvard | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

...first the arrival of the drug lords generated only mild concern. "They were getting rich off the gringos, an entirely respectable way for a Latin to accumulate wealth," says Maria Alves Osorio, a middle-class mother of three who is now alarmed at Medellin's lawlessness. "Our children weren't taking cocaine, so everything was fine." Many residents welcomed the money that drugs brought to the city and the jobs they created, however temporarily, in the construction and retail businesses. The old estates on the surrounding hills of El Poblado were replaced by luxurious red-brick apartment buildings topped with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia the Most Dangerous City | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

Guys, pick your heads up, you won the game. Remember that 6-5 game two years ago in Providence for the NCAA Championship? You weren't bowing your heads then...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Why are the Winners Looking So Darned Glum? | 3/19/1988 | See Source »

Mercifully, various copyright laws and actors' objections restrict Prascak's creativity. This is why I wasn't greeted at my table by a styrofoam penis, and why the actors didn't strap on plastic penises before the performance. These restrictions weren't enough, however, to prevent the teasers from aggressively advertising the f-word or the fliers presenting a drawing of two men charging at each other with ridiculously oversized guess-whats. I should have known what I was in for when I saw the flier with Prascak's name given the same billing as Mamet...

Author: By Sean C. Griffin, | Title: Fun and Profit | 3/18/1988 | See Source »

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