Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...THIS happened? How can we sit by quietly and watch our government commit crimes around the globe that would have had us pouring into the streets as little as three years ago? How do we ignore the cries of the hungry, the oppressed, the poor? I refuse to believe that we are any less moral than before, that our hearts cry out for justice less than in the past...
Watson would not commit himself on what Harvard would have done had the proposals passed. He said he feels the NCAA wants to accomodate the Ivies, but had such proposals passed, "Harvard would have to follow the decision of the Ivy League presidents. I am sure that they would be awfully careful about compromising the league's principles and philosophy...
...drop by" occasional faculty functions so as to "show the flag"--can obscure the style that makes them so enjoyable. It obscures the allusions to literature ("They, for the most part, are also non-College. Worse yet, they are also non-Harvard. What greater sin could one commit in Lilliputia?"), religion ("Pusey was viewed as a stern Puritan who could raise money and handle things"), and political analysis ("I am sure the faculty would call it 'anti-intellectualism.' We can see it in such areas of society as disenchanted students, angry congressmen, disappointed parents, Gallup polls, etc."). Also high finance...
More cautious projections, though, suggest that the Great Gold Rush of 1975 may turn out to be a walk at best, with total sales as low as $900 million, for several reasons. After coping with rising prices for necessities, Americans do not have much money left to commit to a purely static and defensive investment that pays no interest or dividends. Prospective buyers have also become increasingly aware in recent weeks of the risks and expenses in owning bullion. So, too, have some banks, where most of the gold is expected to be sold. The nation's two largest...
...They, for the most part, are also non-College. Worse yet, they are also non-Harvard. What greater sin could one commit in Lilliputia...