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When Byerly Hall gave him the go-ahead, Guterman decided to defer the offer for a year instead and travel to Israel and Egypt. Then, once at Harvard, he decided to comp the Lampoon art board and learn Arabic, both of which he did with great aplomb. Sinai explains, "Larry is extremely broad-minded politically, and he's always conscious of political issues--that's an important part of him. It's hard to find someone so willing to listen to anybody else...

Author: By Deborah E. Copaken, | Title: An Animated Lunch With Larry | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...survey will be submitted to Governor David Wilson in October. China has already made it clear that whatever Britain does must be compatible with the "basic law" now being drafted for the territory. Most observers guess that even if Hong Kong citizens choose direct elections, the British will probably defer to Peking and permit only a limited form of democracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hong Kong: Greening of a Crown Colony | 6/8/1987 | See Source »

...drop 50% this year, according to local travel officials. In 1986 some 257,000 visitors came to the tropical paradise, but this year the total is not expected to be much above 100,000. The U.S. Government last week issued a travel advisory recommending that, for the present, Americans defer all nonessential trips to the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiji Now They'll Do It Their Way | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

scholarship must defer, they contend...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: Scholars Criticize Archival Restrictions | 3/26/1987 | See Source »

...students who take time off all agree that no matter what their age, opting to defer matriculation a year was the right decision. As Frustajer says, "If I were to do it again, I would do it again...

Author: By Brandon Bradkin, | Title: Going For The Gap | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

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