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Sissela Bok has not entirely foresworn the group's age-old practices "The Boks still attend all the parties," Williams says. "The white gloves are gone, but she still greets people...
Travel agents say the age-old advice on travel still holds true--plan early...
...client shares a disturbing bit of news. The bid you have been helping him prepare for construction of the new city hall is a sure winner because he has arranged to slip the mayor $10,000. You choke on an hors d'oeuvre, pondering the lawyer's age-old dilemma: what to do about a client who admits to being involved in an ongoing crime...
Harvard, however, appears content with its age-old system, even in the face of technological advances and more liberal policies elsewhere. "We're not miserly, just responsible," Weissbecker said...
...goes out of his way to meet and assist students. Marquand believes that Harvard suffers from the unreasonably high expectations of students who come here anticipating the best education on earth and instant gratification in every endeavor. Once they discover the school's idiosyncrasies, students begin parroting the age-old complaints: "Classes too big, no one to tell my troubles to, departments impersonal...squawk!" With experience, most learn that a little personal initiative goes a long way, and they graduate less starry-eyed but without calamity...