Word: randomly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...protecting the books, one feasible solution is to adopt the method used by the U.S. Customs service--random spot checks. A great majority of those leaving the libraries would be allowed to leave unmolested. But a few--let's say one out of twenty--would be stopped and thoroughly checked. The implied threat of being caught should be enough of a discouragement to potential thieves...
...enough to be able to take a random class here or there about the writings of Black women because in that way too many people fall through the cracks. I find it insulting that in order to read in depth the works of several Black women authors I have to construct a special tutorial for myself...
...RANDOM HOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA...
...third edition of The Random House Encyclopedia weighs as much as a standard Christmas turkey (12 lbs. 5 oz.) but provides longer-lasting nourishment. On its pages are some 3 million words of text and 13,500 illustrations, most of them in color. The cost is commensurate. Even at $129.95, the volume is so cannily organized and illustrated that many families might consider it a bargain...
...with its faults of brevity and trendiness, The Random House Encyclopedia still represents a unique attempt to gather and illuminate knowledge in a manageable space. Any serious research demands a steady leaping from one section to another -- the bibliography is in the back, far from the original entry. But this singular book can settle virtually any argument about science, art, sport, politics or culture. Few high school or even college papers would fail to benefit from an examination of its pages. Bright adolescents, not to say curious adults, will find all they need here from theories about the first nanoseconds...