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While the crew will not have much time to savor the win, it can bask in the knowledge that both an undefeated record and a victory at the Sprints loom as a firm possibility...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Oarswomen Ply Past Cornell, Princeton | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...discourage--after all, five undergrads did make it to the White House. Furthermore, a plethora of opportunities exist in the public sector. Banking, business, and publication jobs help round out the resume. But you can extirpate buried treasures, excavate unusual occupations, spend the idle ideas of summer idyllically, bask in the warm reassurance that yes, you have found the fount of summer happiness...

Author: By Larry Grafstein, | Title: Worshipping the Idol of Idle Idylls | 3/15/1980 | See Source »

Milking the Southern California entertainment racket for every dollar it eagerly offers to him, Martin quickly has come to bask in the pecuniary reflections of his egomania--recently bolstered by the sales of Cruel Shoes (by the Writer), Comedy is Not Pretty (by Martin the Record Maker) and now The Jerk (by Martin the Actor and Screenwriter...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Jerk-of-all-Trades | 2/7/1980 | See Source »

...Harvard, hoping to bask once more in the glow of an upset victory in enemy territory, struck back less than two minutes later with a finely manicured short-handed goal...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Stun UNH Wildcats, 4-1 | 12/12/1979 | See Source »

...star. There is also a hope of inheriting the excitements the star stirs up, of having some popular sympathy and prestige rub off as a result of a supporting star's popularity. In turn, the star, on top of perhaps serving personal philosophical interests, enjoys a chance to bask in the presence of power. That may seem little reward, yet it may be of considerable importance to a king-size theatrical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Political Show Goes On | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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