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Irate activists didn't seem to deter drivers yesterday...
...hope that [the Administrative Board] would do something so it would deter future forgery," said George C. Nierlich, president of the Law School Council...
Maxine Hong Kingston was coming to Harvard. Posters were up everywhere heralding her arrival, and word of mouth carried her name across the campus. On the night of the event, drenching rain could not deter the hundreds of students and faculty members who crowded into Science Center B, dripping umbrellas in one hand and copies of Kingston's various books (e.g. The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey) in the other...
...losing ground in supermarkets to archrival Haagen-Dazs. Holland also imposed a pair of price increases, the most recent taking hold this month and pushing the retail price of a pint of Ben & Jerry's to more than $3 in some markets. That's a hefty charge that could deter even some loyalists. In an ominous sign, Ben & Jerry's last month said earnings in the just-ended third quarter would be below the 35[cents]-a-share of a year...
Although Kernighan says he underestimated how much time would go into the class, students and TFs agree that Kernighan does not let the demands of the job deter his enthusiasm...