Word: behalf
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...financial crisis, said Darnton, who worried that the cost-cutting measures of the next few years would compromise the importance of libraries on campus. But Darnton sought to stray a little from the mold of questions based on narrow interests, saying he was concerned for the library system on behalf of all of Harvard. “I think the library does represent the collective interest of the entire Faculty of Arts and Sciences—and beyond that, the entire University,” Darnton said. Smith got his surprise, after all. MAGIC OF NUMBERS After debriefing a nearly...
...sometimes the whole thing comes unglued, as it did last year when she posed for Vanity Fair clutching a satin stole to her bare chest. Then it seems as if the fault lines in the culture run right through her. Reactions to the photo ranged from outrage on her behalf to outrage against her, along with told-you-sos and no-big-deals. A 16-year-old can hardly be expected to grasp the nuances of such tempests, so it's understandable that Cyrus sounds coached on the subject: "I'm here to be a role model...
...behind on her mortgage payments. On March 31, she received a call from an unidentified collection agency that said it worked with the bank who had issued her mortgage and informed her that the next day it would be sending three bullfighters to "take up a collection" on her behalf from her neighbors. "I'm a serious person. I've paid my bills my whole life," says Vila. "This is a really painful situation...
...combination of “Harvard” and “polo” may reek of rich-boy snobbery, but Nick refuses to discount the sport’s intensity on behalf of its image. “It’s expensive to play polo. There’s no other way around it,” says Nick, who believes some are involved in the polo scene simply for the presumed lifestyle. “How do you feel about those people? You kinda feel torn because they help push the game forward?...
...example, when Barack Obama arrives in Europe next week for key summits in London and Prague, who will be there to greet him on behalf of the E.U.? And what happens to negotiations on pressing E.U. issues, everything from reforming Europe's financial markets and clamping down on tax havens to climate change pledges and immigration rules? (See pictures of the world reacting to Obama...