Word: dearth
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have recently been subjected to much Crimson banter about the dearth of social activites on campus, a void final clubs help fill. These crusaders believe the University should provide arenas for social interaction, and that the final clubs are social outlets leagues beyond those the College provides...
When these performers get to play out, people listen, if not for genuine interest then at least for the excitement of the rare opportunity. The dearth of such groups is so stark that any musical contrast, whether derivative punk or boundary-pushing synth noise, bestows a welcome color to the campus landscape. At Harvard, to be a musical pioneer doesn't require a genre-defining newness, just the will and perseverance to write an original song...
Buell says he thinks Harvard is especially prone to a dearth of professors at any given time given the high profile of many Faculty members...
Department administrators also say they are working hard to ensure that this year's dearth of English professors on campus doesn't become a persistent problem...
...many years now after the birth of the program for it not to have reached an acceptable steady-state size," Lewis wrote. "I am not sure what the right incentive or other accommodation would be to increase the number, but I agree that the dearth of Core courses is a very serious issue for students...