Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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AMHERST--In a speech before an audience of 2,000 yesterday, The Rev. Jesse Jackson urged University of Massachusetts students to turn their attention to battles for bigger causes than the racial clash that injured 10 people on campus last fall...
Critics of the Corps say it suffers from a lack of leadership at the top. The Marine commandant sets the tone, and Kelley, who was once perceived as a possible innovator, has been aloof and reclusive, almost solely interested in pursuing bigger budgets. Military Critic Edward Luttwak says the Corps is "wallowing in complacency." Some officers serving under Kelley at the Pentagon claim that the prevalent attitude is bureaucratic defensiveness. "Semper fi," grouses an officer at Marine headquarters, "means don't say anything critical because it's going to reflect on Kelley." Self-criticism is precisely what the Corps needs...
...cool view of the relationship between people and nature: a suburban street in California after a flash flood; a runaway elephant that has collapsed near a sheriff's car in Washington State; a herd of beached sperm whales viewed from so far away that a few seem no bigger than commas, bereft bits of creation in a panoramic beachscape...
...play of its forward pack, the Harvard rugby club pushed the much bigger Kutztown Golden Bears around and defeated the visitors, 9-4, in front of a crowd of 125 spectators...
Most students' favorite designer of cute icons is bringing its latest bushel of high-tech toys. The Macintosh II which is bigger, faster and more powerful than the present generation of Macintoshes and the Macintosh SE which is basically a Mac Plus with an expansion slot, will both be shown for the first time in the Boston area...