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Word: willingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dowling said that the small percentage of minority house masters reflects the scarcity of minorities in the faculty. He added that the few minority faculty members are asked to do so much that they might not be willing to become house masters.

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: New Dunster Masters Chosen | 7/11/1989 | See Source »

By choosing to accept three cases involving abortion in its next term, the Supreme Court has sent a clear signal that it is ready and willing to make a definitive decision on the issue of abortion when the time and political atmosphere are appropriate.

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Sending it Back to the People | 7/11/1989 | See Source »

Proponents argue that people have always gambled and always will -- so governments might as well cut themselves in on the action. Lotteries painlessly raise billions for worthy causes (education in most states, senior citizens' programs in Pennsylvania). Lottery operators love to quote an 1826 remark by Thomas Jefferson that lotteries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The States Like the Odds | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

For those willing to leave Cambridge to watch their sports, Boston offers some of the finest professional teams in the nation. Boston fans are renowned for their intense loyalty and emotional fervor, as any visiting Yankee, Dolphin, Knick or Canadien fan will attest. If they manage to get out alive...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harvard, the Haven for Armchair Athletes | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

Some have even begun to question the ability of Spence, only 42 when he became dean, to implement his plan. But few are willing to write off the boyish-looking former Princeton hockey star that easily.

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Wisdom Dispensed From Mount Harvard's Peak | 7/7/1989 | See Source »

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