Word: attempting
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...those who wish to contribute to the obstacles besetting the peace process, Danilewitz and Nelson's position is a suitable option. We expect the opponents of the peace process to attempt to delegitimize Arafat and prevent him from soliciting financial and political support for the development and consolidation of Palestinian democracy. If enough ill-conceived and vitriolic editorials convince enough Westerners to withhold support for Arafat, then perhaps Danilewitz and Nelson and their ill will eventually succeed in encouraging Palestinians to turn to an alternative leadership such as Hamas...
...also 26 carries shy of breaking his single-season rushing attempt record after his 24 carry effort on Saturday. Hu set the mark of 234 attempts last season...
Fellow linebacker Brian Borg played well Saturday, recording four tackles and an interception for the Crimson. Unfortunately Harvard could not capitalize on Borg's pick-off; Ryan Korinke's field goal attempt was blocked in the resulting offensive drive...
...Skirts" achieves what most current plays, much less most student productions, rarely even attempt: a serious, clever examination of a difficult topic, which doesn't fall over itself in the search for laughs. More than any Harvard show in some time, the acting and direction never let the script down; it is an impressive achievement and a satisfying night of theater...
What follows the suicide are a series of scenes, mostly unremarkable, which showcase Wallace's attempt at achieving sexual and non-sexual intimacy with women. What at first appears to be an interesting modification of the Oedipal arrangement--where feelings of hatred and jealousy towards the father are subsumed by Wallace's interactions with other women--turns out to be a cliched expression of childhood trauma. Granted, the play is a comic treatment of serious themes, but the fact that all of Wallace's relationships and potential flings are somehow tainted with his mother's blood is too convenient...