Word: abandons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...party. At Friday's speech, members of two official student organizations, the Harvard Republican Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Alliance for Life, attempted to display banners expressing their opposition to Specter's views. These banners were not offensive in tone; they read "Lincoln's Party Will Never Abandon the Unborn" and "America Votes Pro-Life '94-'96." They were hung silently and without disruption in front of the protesters' own seats. They were hung in such a way that not a single audience members' view would be obstructed...
...major shift of allegiances in the online world, NBC today said it would abandon its offerings on America Online and Prodigy to become anchor tenant of Microsoft's planned online network. The deal includes broader collaborations with the software giant on cable services, CD-ROMs and futuristic interactive TV. ButTIME San Francisco bureau chief David S. Jacksonsays its immediate impact is a validation of theMicrosoftNetwork, an online service that the firm plans to bundle with its Windows software as soon as August. "Though most analysts expected that Microsoft would propose an immediate and strong challenge to theestablished online services, their...
...movie during the time I spent at the theater was "Sister Act," starring Whoopi Goldberg. Every showing was packed. We were also showing "Howards End," which wasn't doing very good business. I did my part for high culture and the indie film industry by persuading some customers to abandon "Far and Away" or "Sister Act," and watch "Howards End" instead. I told the customers that Emma Thompson was certain to win the Oscar for her performance. Such prescience I had! Nominations, after all, were a little less than a year away...
Thompson, however, might also be the target of political flak resulting from the decision of the supermarket chain Stop and Shop to abandon its site on Memorial Drive...
Even with a sputtering offense, though, Harvard didn't stop getting the ball in the net. Colligan tallied on a free position after being fouled--something that Brown did with reckless abandon--and Winters scored on a fast break...