Word: combating
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...parents carefully to monitor their children's viewing habits. We recommend that young boys only be permitted to watch G.I. Joe. Who knows how much harm has already been done to the masculinity of our young people. We only hope that regular exposure to automatic weaponry, cruise missiles, and combat aircraft can begin to undo the damage...
However, the Crimson have more to combat this weekend than just Yale (9-10-2), Princeton (16-7-1, 9-4-1), and the collective memory of an abysmal start--once again the injury bug has taken a bite...
...only do professors work to make their lectures interesting, they also face the formidable challenge of simply keeping students awake. "If a big class is dull, it is really bad. Three hundred people snoring!" Kirshner chuckles. To combat the nightmare of a slumbering crowd, Kirshner works to keep his audience happy...
...Uncle Sam promises to "provide a framework of leadership, management and communication skills to enable the first year ROTC cadet to understand the responsibility and authority vested in Army officers, and to critically evaluate a leader's effectiveness." More advanced classes address "the leadership of small units conducting conventional combat operations" and discuss "defensive and retrograde operations." Harvard does not offer ROTC because the federal program's guidelines conflict with the University's anti-discrimination policy; homosexuals may not participate in the courses. The "Handbook for Students" extensive small-print on the subject warns readers of potential restrictions on free...
Here comes Barry Diller. The man credited with creating the TV mini-series and the Fox network is suiting up for portal combat. This morning it was announced that Diller's USA Networks will acquire Lycos, Yahoo's last independent competitor in the search site race. But can a guy whose idea of programming has more to do with "Roots" than root directories make it work...