Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...method worked by 1944, Barbie could boast of over four thousand executions of Resistance fighters, not to mention the deportation of close to eight thousand Jews, shipped away to certain death in the Eastern European concentration camps. But Barbie's most infamous achievement was the 1943 arrest, torture and murder of the daring underground guerilla a leader, Jean Moulin. That outrage above all others came to symbolize the Nazi brand of terror, as Moulin emerged from his last harrowing session with Barbie, an eyewitness recalled that "he had been beaten terribly, he was all bruises, a leg was sort...
...Crimson racquetmen now boast a 6-0 record and only arch-rival Princeton presented much of a challenge. Last night in Hemenway Gym, only first seed David Boyum and Co-Captain John Dinneen dropped a game, as Harvard displayed its depth through all nine positions...
...team in the tournament is capable of taking a lot of shots it's Northeastern. The Huskies (9-3 on the year) boast two solid offensive lines, with junior center Carolyn Sullivan, freshman center Lisa Sylvia and freshman right wing Kerrie Cronin the players to watch. The trio was red hot in a recent 9-5 triumph over women's hockey powerhouse Princeton...
...called to announce anti-nuclear arms petitions or defend draft registration evaders, but the excitement passes quickly, affecting only a tiny minority of undergraduates. The proud organizers spew out their own lack of impact. At The Crimson, where editorial commentary is considered a gravely serious duty, our positions often boast high idealism without any sense of responsibility for outlining new paths of action. Repetition of the house ideology yields stale analysis, truisms, and inaccuracies...
Though the Nittany Lions boast strong divers and spoilers. Bernal said his charges would be able to handle the challenge, "On paper, they don't look as laugh as us," he said...