Word: instead
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...cases like Skocpol's--she simply hadn't proven herself worthy, by Harvard standards, of tenure here. Although Skocpol looks like a "hot prospect" now, worried departmental administrators are not willing to bet on what she will do in coming decades. They want more proven--and inevitably older--scholars instead...
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES don't exist. Instead, candidates agree to joint press conferences where they can answer (or sidestep) predictable and predigested questions. In these "debates" the candidates simply restate party platforms. Even the media panelists realize this sad state of affairs; they meekly protest, adding, "And could you please state specifics" to their questions...
...Instead of an extended instrumental introduction, Wild Planet's first song, "Party Out of Bounds," is as simple as the average surprise party. They ring the doorbell, yell "Surprise!" and get kicking with a driving rhythm and some quick lyrics. The group no longer needs that lead-in feeler to set you up for the "unusual" elements that characterize their music...
...supposed to be Muhammad All's last hurrah, a final comeback to reclaim, at age 38, the heavyweight championship title he had won an unprecedented three separate times over two decades. It was, instead, a sad farewell. Too old, too slow, too punched-out, Ali was pummeled by Defending Champion Larry Holmes for ten long, painful rounds. Finally, Ali sat slumped on his stool in the corner while his handlers told the referee that he would not answer the bell for the eleventh round...
Shaped like a flying wedge, the DeLorean appears to exceed the 55-m.p.h. speed limit while standing still. It is expected to get 22 m.p.g., about the same as a diesel-powered 1981 Cadillac Brougham. Entry to its luxuriously appointed interior is through gull-wing doors that tilt up instead of swinging out. The 24-karat car will pose some special maintenance problems. Owners wishing to get any dents knocked out will probably have to return the damaged part to the factory, where the bumps will be pounded out and the piece refinished in gold...