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Word: zeros (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, it seems to me, being at ground zero in the life-decision-making process, there is a lot of anxiety--as if to get where I want to be in 30 years entails jumping into an established track right out of college. Every time I see relatives or parents' friends I inevitably have to take a stab at the What-are-you-doing-after-college question...

Author: By Jia-rui Chong, | Title: The Road Less Traveled | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...percent calories from fat, the Vegetarian Chili (VGN) had 110.2 percent, and even the Tortilla Chips reached an artery-clogging 113.0 percent. Yet the grand prize for the day went to the Grilled Tex-Mex Vegetables (VGN), which at 203.4 percent set the new record for a ratio between zero...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Annenberg | 12/8/1998 | See Source »

Your article implies that Bagcraft somehow took advantage of Kansas citizens [in relocating a paper bag-making factory]. You said the incentive program didn't pay off because "zero new jobs were created nationwide." Let us give credit where it is due. Kansas officials helped win federal support to stimulate growth in the economically depressed southeast Kansas area. There are now 350 jobs in Baxter Springs, Kans., and there are 150 new employees--not transfers from other facilities. Baxter Springs' economy has grown, and the town has attracted even more new business. Everyone appreciates the added potential for future growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 30, 1998 | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...really hard situation to avoid because we work with such potentially hazardous materials," Evans says. "Part of the blame lies in the oversight of the manufacturer of the chemical, who neglected to note that the chemical needed to be stored at zero degrees Celsius. The accident resulted from a lack of understanding, both on the part of the supplier and the student...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Can We Prevent Chemical Spills? | 11/24/1998 | See Source »

...promised yourself it wouldn't happen, but it has: with the holiday season barreling toward you at alarming speed, the amount of gifts you've garnered for your loved ones totals a big fat zero. Do you 1) Trudge through department stores that are heaving with humanity, grab anything you can find on the scorched-earth shelves, and hope that the winter sniffles you pick up in the bargain will satisfy your boundless guilt? Or 2) Make a nice large mug of hot chocolate, boot up the computer and have all your holiday shopping done in the time it takes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1998 Technology Buyer's Guide: Cybershop | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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