Word: comforting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Comfort Level: Way too high. Warm climate and abundance of big leather chairs mean it's always bedtime at Lemont. Again, to avoid this predicament head for the austere classrooms. The chairs were not comfortable in high school, and they are not comfortable...
...Comfort level: Low. The chairs in the cubicles are not cozy--you won't be able to recline. The air is a bit stifling and musty, but what do you expect when the books are hundreds of years...
...Comfort level: Medium. Yet another mediocre judgment. The chairs will not let your fall asleep nor will they force you to use Doan's the next morning...
...Comfort level: Medium. Robbins does offer the three most comfortable seats of all the Harvard libraries. Supple red leather wing chairs and matching ottomans are dangerously alluring. Other chairs in this library are ripped or shredded and do not match the abundant oak paneling. You many find this obsession with interior decorating absurd, but the best studying comes from a mind that is at peace with its environment. So there...
Hoyte alternately gives comfort and discomfort to those of us who are deeply suspicious of hiring and other preferences for minorities and women. When I asked him how Harvard defines affirmative action, Hoyte emphasized that preferences are not a part of that definition. "Affirmative action at Harvard...[means] we extend the possibilities of applicants...At Harvard, we always hire [the person] who we believe to be the most qualified...