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Lives of great men all remind us As their pages o 'er we turn, That we're apt to leave behind us Letters that we ought to burn...
...managers, are not willing to sacrifice to help build the future prosperity of the company since they know that they will not be around to share in that future prosperity. Conversely the company is not willing to invest in the future success of the individual since that person is apt to be somewhere else when the investment that goes into training him pays...
Pissarro was the least spectacular of the impressionists. An eye used to Monet (and Monet is what many people believe impressionism was all about) will be apt to find Pissarro conservative-more of a tonal painter, almost, than a colorist...
...Reardon, director of the Harvard Campaign and University development, agrees that alumni may be less likely to donate money for new pipes and wirings. "People like to give something specific that would not have been built without them," he says, adding that donors are, as a result, more apt to donate to education projects where they perceive "the future's going...
...relative freedom, the guerrillas interdict roads and harass army supply and communications links. Bands of insurgents occupy villages and occasionally even a sizable town for a few days at a time. When superior government forces arrive, the guerrillas fade away. When the army units move on, the guerrillas are apt to return shortly thereafter. In Chalatenango department, such hit-and-run tactics have forced army troops to stay close to their barracks. In Morazan department, the insurgents control most of the countryside. Last week TIME Correspondent James Willwerth traveled to Morazan, 100 miles from San Salvador, to assess the latest...