Word: bestows
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...element to prizes? I have to say that, as unpopular as the Swedish Academy is these days, the Nobel Prize Committee has got it right in this respect: no posthumous prizes. They dole out their dough only to writers who will use the money to continue to write; they bestow their attention only on those who can directly benefit from a greater demand for their work. To the chagrin of aficionados of Borges and John H. Updike ’54, the list of accolades and honors in their biographies will never include the words “Nobel Laureate...
While the Cambridge weather gods appear to be wavering in their decision to bestow spring upon us, the Harvard sailing team showed over the weekend that it is more than ready for the blue skies and, more importantly, the fair waters of the year’s second season. Competing in its first event since mid-November, the Crimson took advantage of an unseasonably pleasant weekend here in Cambridge to claim second place at the Sharpe Trophy Team Race on the Charles River. “The weather was great” sophomore Grace Charles said...
...passing of an era of global dominance, South Africa beat the Aussies 2-1, Australia's first series loss on home ground in 16 years. During that time, the Australian team redefined the five-day version of the game - the only one purists believe merits the devotion they bestow on it - incorporating the sort of devil-may-care style of play hitherto confined to the one-day game (in which each side scores more rapidly). The Australians made test cricket (which even its lovers concede can be deadly dull) thrilling...
...Massachusetts residents but for millions of Americans over the years. Even as Kennedy used his time to commend his chosen candidate for reviving “the possibility of hope for one America,” University administrators are to be congratulated for planning this rare event, to bestow a deserved honor on one of the most committed American public servants in recent memory. As we, like Kennedy himself, set off into these next four years with cautious optimism and in the spirit of sacrifice, it is of vital importance that we also turn our gaze backward, to scan...
...left untouched was either out of a vague sense of propriety, or for lack of logistical support, or for fear of running afoul of an unpredictable, often-distant authority...For centuries, plunder had been the rule rather than the exception, and the privileges of colonial tribute seemed to bestow similar entitlements...