Word: boasting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...education. The opening of such male bastions as Yale, Dartmouth and the service academies helped draw so many crack high school girls into coed institutions that two- thirds of the nation's 298 women's colleges either went coed or closed their doors. But today the surviving 101 boast that undergraduate enrollment is surging, despite a declining pool of high school graduates. Last week a preliminary survey of 64 schools, conducted by the Women's College Coalition, showed that the number of entering freshmen this semester has risen an average of 6.6% above last year, with some notable peaks around...
...Nevertheless, support for the controversial law is strong. Proponents of the bill point to states such as North Dakota and Vermont that have practically no gun restrictions and boast the lowest violent-crime rates in the U.S. Says Marion Hammer, executive director of the Unified Sportsmen of Florida: "People in this state are sick and tired of being victims of crime...
...Jonathan Myers, a North Cambridge social worker, to win a fifth seat for the organization in a three-way neighborhood rivalry with Cyr and Danehy. Independents discount Myers' chances, saying that his unusually dogged campaigning cannot compete with the ties of family and friends that both Cyr and Danehy boast...
...Jonathan Myers, a North Cambridge social worker, to win a fifth seat for the organization in a three-way neighborhood rivalry with Cyr and Danehy. Independents discount Myers' chances, saying that his unusually dogged campaigning cannot compete with the ties of family and friends that both Cyr and Danehy boast...
...argument there. Besides the lavish ego strokes that luxury vessels bestow, today's yachts satisfy almost every whim imaginable. The sun deck cradles a hot tub that can accommodate eight people, while commodious staterooms boast VCRs and private baths with Jacuzzis. Instead of a grungy galley, the superyacht has a gleaming kitchen replete with microwaves, commercial-size freezers and stoves, and trash compactors. The bionic boats pack every aquatic toy: water skis, snorkling gear, diving equipment, Jet Skis and sailboards. To help while away foul weather, a free-flowing bar is at the ready, and libraries are stocked with videotapes...