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Word: willingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Suppose E.T. had not been a sweet-tempered little brown guy. Suppose, instead, he had been a sweet-tempered woman built like a movie star -- Kim Basinger, say. On the face and figure of it, there is something to be said for this switcheroo. All right, she seems to be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Two Out of Five Ain't Bad | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

Harris says, "Steve is remarkable for combining several different areas fruitfully. He has [also] taken on administrative work. It's not usual for a full professor to be willing to do that."

Author: By Matthew C. Moehlman, | Title: From Ancient Rocks to Literary Criticism | 12/16/1988 | See Source »

The union chapter reportedly had a strike strategy which included lists of employees willing to volunteer for "arrest" duty, hour-by-hour plans for sit-ins at hotels, and demonstrations in the communities where hotel owners lived. It is one thing for hotel owners to ignore a picket line outside...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: A Strategy That Works | 12/14/1988 | See Source »

So last December, Winsten launched the Project because he felt the "Public [was] primed and ready to respond." According to a Gallup poll, designated driving has become more acceptable in recent years. About 91 percent of Americans support the idea of the designated driver and 78 percent are willing to...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Designated Driving Comes to Prime-Time | 12/14/1988 | See Source »

Television people are especially willing to participate in the Project because, "TV gets its lumps for a lot. Except for news...it really does not make contribution beyond entertainment," Tinker says.

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Designated Driving Comes to Prime-Time | 12/14/1988 | See Source »

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