Word: breeding
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Dismayed, because we like Jerry Green. He's a genuinely nice guy. He's quiet, modest, and above all, honest. Indeed, among administrators, Green is a rare breed--he says what he thinks. In just 21 months as Provost, the once and future economics professor has developed a reputation as the Rudenstine administration's most outspoken members, the one who isn't afraid to flout the party line...
...distressed to read "Surveys, A Dying Breed" (March 11, 1994). The professors' lack of interest in teaching introductory courses seems symptomatic of a society that has abandoned its young...
Athletes know these truths, and so do the fans. The only people not clued in are the fabulators of the new breed of sports movies -- and the moviegoers who, for a couple of hours, take a warm bath in the false emotion...
...offered to "host the white population" of South Africa because "in autumn massacre will begin"; said "Latvia will be fully incorporated into Russia"; and called charges that conspirators were planning a coup to install him in the Kremlin "absolutely right." He also admitted "one small hobby": "I do not breed fish or collect stamps. But I have that special thing for border posts let us move those posts out to their old places." Friday: A Russian newspaper reported that a group of Freemasons had kidnapped Zhirinovsky and hacked off his tongue. The story was an April Fool's Day prank...
...more valid arguments against the proposal focus on potential social impacts of gambling. Prominent Massachusetts clergy argue that gambling may breed crime, hurt families and damage the state's quality of life...