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11
The Economist,
10 October 1992, p. 63.

12
The Economist,
18 July 1992, p. 49.

13
New York Times,
26 July 1992, p. E5.

14
Washington Post,
28 March 1993, p. A15.

15
Nation,
12 October 1992, p. 405.

16
US News & World Report,
22 June 1992, pp. 29–31.

17
Maggio,
The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage,
p. 17.

18
New York Times,
5 April 1987, p. 1.

19
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20
Ibid., p. 112.

21
Editor & Publisher,
6 March 1993, p. 48.

22
Education Digest,
May 1987.

23
The Economist,
18 January 1992, p. 80.

24
Ibid., 16 December 1992, p. 58.

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