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Word: performance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...definitely had the easiest subject to photograph. Aaron was born to perform: to a room, in an article, for a camera. And make no mistake, he's performing here. He may look defenseless, but he's on top of the world. He's got a girlfriend, he's got a job. More important to us, he's got FM organized. He's the magazine's backbone, really. And wouldn't you just die to pinch those cheeks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: ARC By MKR | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...Savage family enjoys "Santa-ing," as Savage calls it, so much that they started their own business. They now perform as Santa and as clowns at corporate events and birthday parties...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: 'Tis the Season to Work for Square Employers | 12/15/1999 | See Source »

...stands now, students do not respect the council, and it's unlikely any amount of frozen yogurt will change that. We need people to perform both of the council's chief duties--representing us and working to improve student services. But the two should not be consolidated into a single body when it only results in confusion and apathy...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: The Council Conundrum | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

...issues of council downsizing and hiking the termbill. On both these issues we urge students to vote "yes." A smaller council--one as small as 50 members--will create contested races and give the body slightly more legitimacy. Furthermore, more funds will better equip the organization to perform its most central duty of doling out grants for student organizations...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Vote Yes on Referenda | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

Standards among America's public schools have been pushed relentlessly - some say unrealistically - upward in recent years, fueled by parent frustration over their children's poor performance and administrators' embarrassment over their schools' reputations. But while higher standards are an admirable goal, they can hurt the students they were meant to help. "There's an argument to be made that the bar has been raised too high, too quickly," says TIME writer Jodie Morse. "And although nothing excuses cheating by teachers, we have a responsibility to look into what kind of pressure they're under to have their students improve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NYC Schools Get an A Plus in Duplicity | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

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