Word: bended
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...against then-No. 13 Notre Dame, Harvard actually jumped out to an 8-4 led by a hat trick by DeVries, the young squad's offensive field general. The Fighting Irish kicked it up a notch and slammed the door shut to win 9-8 in South Bend...
There is a measure of validity on both sides of the argument. The reality lies somewhere in-between the environmentalist model, (humanity will succumb to natural restraints), and the economic model (human nature can circumvent such natural restraints). We may be able to bend the laws of nature a bit, but it would be both arrogant and foolish to believe that we can continue to overburden the earth indefinitely...
...Hurricane Floyd, a huge storm at its height, will pale compared with those that lie ahead. Climate and weather are of particular interest to Nash, who is currently writing a book on those subjects. "Hurricanes," she says, "are one of the great forces of nature. We keep trying to bend them to our will, and we keep trying to make them conform to our own preconceived ideas about how nature should behave. But nature, in my estimation, rules...
...just as well, as his plans for the future include getting doctorates in political science and biomedical and aerospace engineering, curing cancer, colonizing space and, natch, becoming President of the U.S. The latter shouldn't be a problem as the young frosh has resolved not to let other students "bend [his] morals." While Smith was demonstrating wisdom beyond his years, MANNY HERSHKOWITZ was proving he was young at heart. The 82-year-old made his debut at the U.S. Open tennis championships in Forest Hills, N.Y.--as a ball boy. "I'm in good shape," he reports. "If they invite...
Harvard is not renowned for its leniency when it comes to forgiving fees, and the Registrar's decision to bend the rules is greatly appreciated. We're pleasantly surprised that they've decided to trust students instead of putting them through a bureaucratic maze to claim exemption from the fee. Maybe this is the closest to a snow day we're ever going...