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Word: snagging (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unexpected snag last semester has forced its leaders to work on incentive programs...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Little Elbow Grease & A Lot of Love | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

Last Wednesday, President Jiang Zemin arrived in Tokyo as the first Chinese head of state to visit Japan. Though the Japanese lavished dinner parties on the Chinese leader and rolled out the red carpet (literally), there was a snag in what should have been six days of photo opportunities: the absence of the simple word "sorry...

Author: By Jia-rui Chong, | Title: China and Japan: Is Remorse Enough? | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

SOLUTION NO. 4 Shut off the flow of low-cost loans from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that have helped fuel the competition to snag companies. These loans date from the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and were aimed at "eliminating slums and blight." Today, TIME has found, HUD loans help bankroll such projects as a waterfront restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla. (it later went out of business), a downtown hotel in Philadelphia and an upscale fashion retailer in Spokane, Wash. In that case, a $24 million HUD loan arranged by the city of Spokane will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Welfare: Five Ways Out | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...possible snag is that Kevorkian's face was not actually shown on the broadcast -- but then again, the good doctor isn't exactly marshaling his legal forces for a vigorous defense. Kevorkian's lawyer, David Gorosh, said today that his client has fired him and wants Wayne State University law professor Robert Sedler to provide legal advice. But just from the sidelines -- Kevorkian wants to represent himself in court. And he's promised that if convicted, he'll starve himself to death in prison. Without anyone else's help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dr. Death Headed for the Dock | 11/25/1998 | See Source »

With the outright title on the line, Penn will travel to Ithaca to face Cornell. With a victory against the Big Red, the Quakers will snag their seventh outright title...

Author: By Brian C. Clay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yale, Penn, Brown Still Alive in Ivy League Title | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

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