Word: blemishs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...freshmen, the first boat marked the only blemish on the day, as the Crimson's 6:16.7 was edged out by Cornell's 6:12.6 but was good enough to beat Penn...
...Brown (15-2-3, 15-2-3 ECAC) put the only blemish in No. 1 Harvard's otherwise spectacular season by defeating the Crimson (20-1-0, 16-1-1), 4-2, in Providence Nov. 15. Harvard has reeled off 17 consecutive victories since that game, good for the nation's longest winning streak, but the Bears are still the only ECAC team that has not lost to the Crimson this year...
...intolerance that are firmly entrenched in society. These are captured by Tad's mother's attempted reassurance when he comes out to her, "I love you in spite of that." While ostensibly accepting and tolerant, this sentiment denigrates Tad in suggesting that his homosexuality is a burden, a blemish that must be overcome. In his dissection of such phrases considered, by and large, to be socially acceptable, O'Donnell forces the reader to examine the reality behind the facade...
Harvard was 7-0-1 in its eight matches prior to yesterday, the lone blemish a 1-1 tie against Boston University. In those seven victories, Harvard used accurate passing and patience to create numerous scoring chances and to capitalize on enough of those...
...Pyrrhic Victory" implies that the two-thirds of the American public who support Clinton are mindless sheep, being pushed willy-nilly by pollsters and incapable of independent judgment. Bill Clinton has not somehow won me over with lies and manipulation; I never thought his personal character was without blemish. What he has done is the job we chose him to do, and overall he's done it superbly. Despite what Krauthammer says, Clinton's victory may turn out to be less Pyrrhic than Pyrex--long-lasting and heat-proof. HILDA GRANT JONES Hallowell, Maine...