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Word: switched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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This does not mean that Harvard's junior professors will automatically be elevated to tenured posts--even if their work seems to warrant the promotion. But the switch, administrators and professors say, may mark the beginning of a critical transition in the tradition-bound Faculty of Arts and Sciences...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Faculty Moves Away From Power Politics | 11/10/1988 | See Source »

...News said Bush led nationally by five percentage points and that one of every five voters was undecided or might switch allegiance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Days Show Race Tightening | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...cabinets. The start-up countdown begins in earnest. Engineers watch the gauges as the needles begin to move. An exacting series of 14 conditions must be met before the computer will allow operation to start. When the computer is satisfied, the green prestart light goes on, the master control switch is turned to start, and the gates that let water into the turbine are opened. The generator begins to turn, slowly at first, then quickly builds to its 300 r.p.m. speed. A high-pitched hum fills the building, but the generator is so steady a nickel can be balanced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Williams River Electric: Hydroelectric Power Tailored For a Country Stream | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

Although the board initially denied the permits, it approved them in a last-minute switch when MIT offered to build an additional six rentcontrolled units in another location, according to the case memorandum issued by the Superior Court...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Judge's Ruling May Crimp MIT Project | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson upped the momentum on its full-court pressure and changed from a man-to-man to a zone defense after halftime. The switch kept Dartmouth from getting the ball inside, and shut down the Green on its offensive boards...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Cagers Shock Green, 72-67; Crimson Nabs Ivy League Opener | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

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