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Word: switches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Professor of Romance Languages and Literature Barbara E. Johnson has decided to switch her appointment to the English Department because of her growing interest in American--particularly Afro-American--literature, the professor said last week...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Johnson Joins English Dept. | 6/6/1989 | See Source »

Some of these on-air campaigns have drawn fire. When Leykis, of KFI-AM in Los Angeles, announced plans for a public burning of Cat Stevens records (fire-department objections forced him to switch to a steamroller), fellow KFI talk host Geoff Edwards denounced his tactics as "fascist" and refused to air his promotional spots. Edwards lost his job as a result. "You've got a lot of people with questionable credentials manipulating people's emotions," he gripes. "A guy who was a rock-'n'-roll deejay last week ((might be)) calling for the bombing of Iran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Bugle Boys Of the Airwaves | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...other Council members contacted were planning to switch their votes

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COUNCIL OPINION | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

Everling threw a stick-switch to punch a hole in the defense and tally the winning goal with 1:38 showing on the clock. And the fans breathed the proverbial collective sigh of relief...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Laxwomen Survive a Wildcat Scare | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

...meantime, I don't know about you, but if Dawn is mild enough for the Northern Sea Otter, I'm going to make the switch from Palmolive...

Author: By Bill Tsingos, | Title: Flipper Joins the Navy | 4/11/1989 | See Source »

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