Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Undergraduate Council last night passed without dissent a stinging indictment of a Board of Overseers plan to change its election procedures, calling the proposal a "transparent attempt to disenfranchise the alumni...
...Young committee said the report would increase voter participation and interest in elections to the Board. But critics charge that the report is a thinly veiled attempt to quash the agenda of pro-divestment alumni seeking to influence Harvard through Overseers elections...
...effective message not only to our representatives, but to all of Congress. The violent suppression of Palestinian rights in the West Bank and Gaza by the Israeli army should not be condoned by the United States simply because Israel is a trusted ally. The U.S. could and should attempt to use our leverage with Israel--which receives nearly half our overall foreign aid--to implement a land-for-peace policy. Even many Israelis believe this policy would be in the interests of all parties concerned, as well as crucial for preserving human rights...
...here attempt to cast at least a few points of light on a process that only a very few very important consultants understand. H.L. Mencken once said that the only way a journalist should look on a politician is down. We tried...
Victoria L. Holloway '90, president of the orchestra, said that the concert attendance of 210 was better than expected. Vosgerchian's appearance, she said, was part of the group's recent attempt to heighten its quality and attract renowned outside soloists...