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Word: wised (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Time-wise it was my slowest race of the season, but strategy-wise it was my best race of the season," said Baker...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cross Country Runs | 10/12/1999 | See Source »

...definitely learned more than I learned in college," she says. "They are so wise at that...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Teach for America Brings Harvard Graduates to Underprivileged Communities | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

Doyle, however, is always in control. His sentences lunge but never break the leash, animated by wild but wise high spirits. "God waited for no baby in the slums. He took them back as soon as He'd given them, but He threw them away if their souls were still stained. He delivered them soiled but expected them back spotless." Even better than Doyle's epigrams, though, are his lengthy battle scenes, which are both chaotic and precise, capturing the fog of war as well as the warrior's uncanny clarity. Sneaking through the darkened countryside, holing up in safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Best of the Boyos | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...breeders. We know that mentally and physically active dogs don't need ginkgo to improve their memory or enhance canine problem solving. An active environment (with lots of affection) plays the crucial role in fueling smart genes. We've taken our lessons from centuries of humans who squandered the wise genetic pluses found inside their babies, rearing them in barren environments. KATHRYN BRAUND Wildomar, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

Strategic calculation must affect where and how America intervenes in the world. Clinton's Timor policy--pressuring Indonesia into granting entry for non-American peacekeepers for a "permissive" occupation--is wise and restrained. It is a pity, however, that the President cannot say plainly what he has done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Humanitarianism | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

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