Word: brooked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...loud noises made by the Chinese war games have been superseded by the noise of the Taiwan election results. If the Chinese leadership didn't hear it, they must be totally deaf. TONY KETTLE Corner Brook, Newfoundland Via E-mail...
...strong showing thus far bodes well for the Black and White's performance during the rest of the season, as it faces a tough tournament schedule which includes stops at Stony Brook--where they will face defending champion Princeton--and MIT, as well as a match against Beantown, the Boston area women's club team...
Khan's elegant new album Night Song (Real World/Caroline) takes the singer in a more worldly direction. Collaborating with Canadian producer-guitarist Michael Brook, Khan ventures into songs about earthly rather than religious love. On the song My Heart, My Life, he also experiments with phrasing that is more direct than the ethereal style of his qawwali work. On Crest, he reels off spiraling vocals over a beat that is almost funky. Says Khan: "I am trying to give my voice greater range." Purists may not like the fact that he's recorded such brazenly entertaining secular songs. No matter...
Nevertheless, an easy but not utterly dominating win is still a win is still a win, Led by No. 1 seed and co-captain Blair Clark, No.2 seed sophomore Ivy Pochoda, No. 3 seed freshmen Brook Herlihy, No. 4 seed and co-captain Erin Dockery, and No. 5 seed freshman Stephanie Teatord--all victorious in their matches--Harvard still cruised to victory...
Will whole industries then be dominated by single overlords and smaller niches ruled by barons who brook no competition? Perhaps not. Arrogance will alienate. The alleged philosophy for the agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland, uttered on tape by the chairman's son, was supposedly, "The competitor is our friend, and the customer is our enemy." Such attitudes will not trickle down well...