Word: preferred
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Personally, I would prefer 100 percent randomization to the 50 percent or more plan proposed last year by Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. But no matter what solution the College implements, it must be based on random assignments. No other alternative produces the same result with fewer drawbacks...
...Elderly people who have difficulty with stairs prefer that bus because if they are going to Mt. Auburn Hospital they don't have to change buses," said Charles Bahne, a member of the Cambridge-based Association for Public Transportation. "A lot of people who are older find steps an obstruction, especially the steps on a bus because they're higher than normal ones...
What seems to satisfy mom-and-pop customers most is a quality that the chains, with their reliance on self-service, rarely provide: the warm ambiance of the hometown library. Buyers prefer to talk to booksellers, not to supermarket-style check-out clerks. They like to attend readings by authors or slip off their shoes in a homey shop, settle into an armchair and browse for an hour. Many of these stores provide coffee and other refreshments; Atlanta's Oxford Books (115,000 titles) has a lunch counter and stays open until 2 a.m. on weekends. Says owner Rupert LeCraw...
...have the votes to override a presidential veto. But Senate majority leader George Mitchell urged Bush to reconsider, pointedly recalling his vacillating stands on the issue. "The President has already changed his position on abortion once, in 1980," Mitchell observed dryly. "He can do so again." Democrats might even prefer a veto. After being outmaneuvered in recent weeks on tax cuts and the American flag, they relish the prospect of watching Bush explain why he rejected federal help for poor women facing a horrible predicament. "This isn't about teenagers getting pregnant in a car at the drive-in movie...
Most employers - especially in business -prefer a one page resume. These employers want aneffectively organized and concise presentation ofthe most pertinent information about you.Employers in education, public service, and humanservices do not seem to have a strong preference,but a concise presentation shows that you canrecognize the value of their time. If in doubtabout resume length, ask counselors and careeradvisors...