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Among San Francisco's poets laureate are Diane di Prima and Jack Hirschman, intransigent radicals both.
Feliz L. Molina: HELLA Occupy Oakland: What's in the Mind Is Indestructible Feliz L. Molina 2011
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The exit/voice distinction is due, of course, to Albert O. Hirschman.
Exit and Voice, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The Herfindahl-Hirschman index can be used to measure concentration by taking each geographic region's share of an oil majors 'output, squaring each one as a whole number and then adding them up.
BP Takes the Private Road to Public Value Liam Denning 2010
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The ruling is a "stark reminder" to all regulators that "they have a legal obligation to cost benefit analysis and to consider alternatives," David Hirschman , president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness.
Court Deals Blow to SEC, Activists Jessica Holzer 2011
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Read the following commenters above carefully: Dan Hirschman, Fred Thompson, Bruce.
How Super Will Super Tuesday Really Be? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I am indebted to Leigh Ann Hirschman, an editor of unusual grace, equanimity, and ready laughter.
The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010
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CORNISH: Hirschman says if there are no checks on the consumer agency, it will end up more unaccountable than independent.
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In fact in the world of children's lit I would say that Susan Hirschman gets a ton of credit for the work of the illustrators inside her Greenwillow stable ...
Ladies-in-Waiting Roger Sutton 2008
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At Trick Two he tempted Hirschman by leading the queen of hearts.
Bridge 2010
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But Hirschman wouldn't yield: He let the queen of trumps win!
Bridge 2010
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