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...callow bowler in the opposing XI, what would it have been like to confront this Bradman? His entry onto the ground was an amble, which some interpreted as him basking in the applause. In fact, he was allowing his blue eyes to adjust to the sunlight. From narrow shoulders hung muscular arms; this was the result of nothing except overuse of a bat. More striking was his unmistakable half-smile, reflecting both supreme self-confidence and pleasure. "I couldn't wait to bat," he said. "The bigger the occasion, the tenser the atmosphere, the more I liked the game...
...views about the major issues that will confront his office--information technology, diversity, interdisciplinary work and faculty recruitment--are largely unknown on campus...
...environment" than these narrowly focused issues. And there's a whole lot more to Bush's frenzy of environment-friendly activity than is discernable at first glance. The glow of a few small successes cannot be allowed to obfuscate the larger problems which Bush has yet to confront, nor the poor decisions which have already been made...
Paul S. Grogan, Harvard's vice president of government, community and public affairs, said education was the next natural problem to confront...
...hopes and prayers are with Moakley as he begins to confront a deadly cancer. Judging by his political career, we know that he will fight to the very...