Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also think of the departing inscription as an offer. Perhaps Harvard is not telling us what to do and what kind of people to be once we leave, but is offering a suggestion that can comfort us as we make the difficult transition to the world outside. That is, the inscription can be read to say that just as "to grow in wisdom" gave us a reason to enter, "to better serve thy country and thy kind" can give us a reason to leave. As much as we may want to stay in the Ivory Tower, the gate can give...
Compared to the German sandal known for comfort, Enright's shoes are "upscale" and "not so hard...
Monica was aptly portrayed on TIME's cover: a pretty face with a beguiling smile, which proved to be flimsy and have little of substance behind it and, above all, has come too close for comfort. ILANA KEILSON New York City...
...intimidating that they will do anything to secure themselves a new home filled with people who share their ages and their interests--even if it means working for Microsoft. A blocking process for seniors would efficiently alleviate these fears, allowing everyone to move into their new lives with the comfort of their 16 closest friends...
...fact, these two social hubs seem to mirror stereotyped differences between students living on the river and the Quad. The Quad Houses are seen as more insular and more comfortable than River cousins. Likewise, while Grafton Street can get a bit impersonal, Lee says at Temple Bar, "the atmosphere is more conversational and friendly... with more people from the neighborhood." This mature congregation, molded into leather-boothed intimacy and cushioned by chenille pillow comfort, makes for a less frenzied, mellower mood...