Word: bane
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...defeat the scourge of litter, that bane of civilizations old and new. "If the student hasn't asked for it, they shouldn't be asked to pick it up or to pay custodians to pick it up," said Eric C. Engel, manager of facilities in the Yard...
...instructor by walking him to his car after class, Oprah asks cheekily, "How far did that walk go?" One guest, a rock-concert promoter, asserts that B.S. is a necessary part of his job. Victor Salupo, author of a book called The B.S. Syndrome, insists that it is the bane of society, damaging everything from personal relationships to politics. "Victor," Oprah blurts out near the end of the hour, "I only want to say one thing to you. Lighten...
Geography, much to the bane of schoolchildren and delight of their teachers, has always been considered one of the staples of elementary school education. By learning about the different countries in the world, it was rationalized, children would better understand America's own diversity of heritages...
...people Dukakis took from the school when he want back into government were his fellow "practitioners" on temporary duty by the Charles, including (Schelling adds, with a grimace) "our building manager." But others think Dukakis gave to the Kennedy School more than he took from it. Mary Jo Bane, who is responsible for the school's poverty studies, is partly mocking but serious too when she says, "We used to be technocrats, but we're born again." Albert Carnesale, the academic dean, agrees that Dukakis refocused the school from lofty federal projects to more nitty-gritty state and local issues...
...Bane could not be reached for comment thisweek, but Project Coordinator Paul A. Jargowskysaid that the Center had received the strongbacking of Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison'62 and Bok, who participated in discussions aboutthe center and its fundraising goals...