Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prevalence of such student groups is oftencited as evidence of a healthy, vibrantundergraduate community. The reality is that, moreoften than not, such clubs serve as ways tojustify ourselves by finding others exactly likeus. We seem to value personal comfort over thehard learning that comes from ongoing interactionwith students who have interests different fromour...
...Each group within the college requires acertain critical mass to allow it to fit withreasonable comfort," Peterson declared. "For thisreason a smaller male enrollment might force us toeliminate a number of such distinctive groupsentirely when their numbers fell below a tolerancethreshold...
...loners, a motel offers cheap, hassle-free comfort. Jerald Doherty, 39, moved to the Desert Inn a year ago, after a relative gambled away his rent and utility money, leaving his credit record in ruins. A cook at Denny's, he pays $380 a month for a small room that he has made into a home: a microwave, a tabletop refrigerator, a coffee maker, a hot plate, a vcr, a collection of 28 beer steins and an aquarium with tropical fish complement a ragged sofa with foam spilling out of the cushions and a filthy shag carpet. "I want...
...Comfort level: High. Soft upholstered lounge chairs surround low coffee tables. For more academic work areas, try the long wooden tables with excellent chairs...
...Comfort level: High. Aesthetically pleasing. as well it should be. Chairs are contoured wood, floor is carpeted, ceilings are high. Tables are specious; sparse studying population means you can spread all your books out at your pleasure...