Word: bittersweet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been a bittersweet month for Poland. Behind the elation over unprecedented political reforms and civil liberties lies a sour reminiscence. This month, Poland observes the 50th anniversary of its rape at the hands of the Germans and Soviets. In September 1939, these two countries ruthlessly violated Polish sovereignty and carved up the ancient state between them...
...Memorial Hall option is not a student center," says Amy B. Zegart '89, former vice-chair of the Undergraduate Council and an author of the original resolution calling for a student center. "It was a bittersweet piece of news. Long-term improvements will be made, but it's definitely not what we want...
...team had to taste the bittersweet taste of losing," Fish says. "You can't judge what type of effort you need without losing. It's like a figure skater who never falls. She's not trying hard enough to fall. I think that the team benefited from that loss...
...lights, this is bittersweet news, asthe Tigers edged out the Black and White by justunder one second in the nationals last year...
SWEETEST COMEBACK Profiteroles, the tiny ice-cream-filled cream puffs, considered the glamour dessert of the '50s and long passe, are back in favor at newly fashionable restaurants. The final classic touch is the dousing of bittersweet chocolate sauce, a sundae kind of taste that is so essentially American...